39th day

for day 36-38, i will not be updating my blog
cos i was not in Tianjin
i was in Beijing

i'll roughly type out the happenings in Beijing
we went to Beijing by bullet train
this is my first time on the bullet train, i was very excited of course
we reached tianjin bullet train station at around 12plus
and the only tickets for the very next train we can get is the high class seat
(there are 2nd class, 1st class and high class seats)
we were quite rushing for time so we just took the high class seat
it cost 99RMB
the train is sleek and high tech looking
cool eh.
about high class seat, you will have your own personal space and they give you chocopie
that's all

we made our way to 天安门 and 故宫 (forbidden city)
this forbidden city is the real deal, not the one which we saw during sec sch
it's a whole lota big huge place
the ticket of forbidden city was 20RMB
it was the student price
cos we borrowed our senior's student pass,hehe
we started walking at 1pm
and about 5plus it closes
we didn't even tour the whole of it
oh the amazing thing is we saw andrew in forbidden city
the andrew from BLSS
it was shocking to stumble into someone i know in china
after we got out of forbidden city, our legs are tired, we went for food~
we went to 王府井街 to have some 小吃
they have fried starfish, scorpion and lotsa lotsa bugs
and i had
mutton

the next day, we went to 颐和园 which is the summer palace
this is where i learnt the cixi was someone who likes ang moh stuff
she even had a olden day Benz
and in the olden days, she's suppose to be pretty
in modern days, she's not another ordinary person (i shouldn't comment on that)
haha
i think that summer palace is better than forbidden city
in scenery wise
in the night
we had the famous beijing roasted duck
weee~
it's so-so only, i like roast pig better

the third day
we decide to go to 长城 --八达岭长城 (Great Wall of China)
we knew that it was difficult and troublesome to make our way to GreatWall (GW)
so we decided to go with a tour
wow
the tour package was damn cheap
it's 100RMB and they bring you to five different places
GW, 十三陵 and a few more
it's like damn good
so we took the package
and what more special is that
they even have a driver to pick us up
from where we're staying
we got up the tour bus and we had an uneasy feeling
but it's too late to do anything
before the tour guide is collects the fees on bus she said
that there's a additional place that we are going and we need to pay extra 40RMB to go
she explain why it's expensive- she said because the tour agency is not earning money so this 40RMB will allow them to earn some money
so we tot it was reasonable and paid 140RMB
we just sat on the bus till we reached GW
for 十三陵, it's the place where emperors of china are being buried
so after GW, on the bus, the tour guide told us that we will not be going to the tomb
cause there are kids on board and some people might see things
so we went to some coocoo museum
it's like aren't we suppose to view tomb?
but now we came some dumb place which tells story about all emperors of china
nevermind after the last place, we were about to go back to the pick up point
then the tour guide say we are suppose to stop for a bus check
they we were bought to a nice place with a VIP room to sit and rest
and this is where the scamming happens
(i'll have it on the next post-and ya i got scammed,darn it!)

we were staying at a korean person house
the whole time in beijing
for 3 days and 3 nights
it's 560RMB for 2 person
it's not bad
and on the 2nd day, we had korean food for breakfast
they have the habit of eating rice in the morning
there's kimchi too.

this is all for now

Kenn