Sometime aroud when sharon and I lynn were enjoying themselves in the laps of luxury in Sydney yew chen and I were walking for 1 and half hours back to my hotel. Then we realise how big the forbidden city is as we were more or less walking along the outer walls of the forbidden city.

I last went to Beijing in 2001, except for the historical sites, it has changed so much it is beyond recognition. The old grey-yellowish buildings were no longer there..all replaced by spanking modern glass buildings. The "progress" is really amazing and makes KL look like kampung!!




We climbed up the great wall too on a very lovely and sunny day....actually we took the cable car to a stop near the highest point of badaling. Great idea of the driver.. I am sure we would not have made it otherwise.




Contrary to popular belief and my previous experience, food in Beijing is good too. Sharon, the peking duck in Chiu Hwa San is great. As I said, the skin is as good (and less oily) and the meat more tender. You must try it if you visit Beijing again. So much cheaper than Made In China too !!