Monday, September 22, 2008

~~Sister in Beijing Day 4 --雍和宫,孔庙,国子监,鸟巢,水立方~~

Another rush day for me...early in the morning rush to office, try to finish my work before noon, then have to rush to 三里屯 and meet up with my sister. She meeting her friends there and after that we went to Lama Temple-雍和宫. The weather is still very nice today, can see the blue blue sky~~
鼎..There are 2 of them infront of each gate, left and right
such a nice building in Lama Temple...all still manage to mantain until today
The bridge cross in between...so impress~~
The roller in the Lama Temple to wish for good luck & turn all the bad things away
After finish visit the Lama Temple, we walk to Guo Zhi Jian Street-国子监街.Such a special street, there have the Confucius Temple and the 国子监 Temple
Confucius Temple
Confucius --always the most respectful person in China ans the world
Hehe...take photo with 孔子 :P
There is really lots of history about Confucius and his theory, next time must bring my parents here!! Finish visit the Confucius Temple, we came to the 国子监庙, which is just beside the Confucius Temple.There is the main building in the middle and surround by water...
国子监庙--The highest Institute for the Yuan,Ming and Ching Dynasty
Lots of people came here to make a wish for their good luck in Exam
Finish visit all the Temple and still early to go back...Then we decide to go to have a look of the Olympic Stadium. We reach there almost evening time so is sunset time, but unfortunately we can't go into the stadium, just can have a look outside the gate. We hang around to take a few photo then walk to the "Water Cube". This stadium we can walk till nearby to take photo :)
Olympic Statium~~ Must go in one day!!
"Water Cube"~~look so fake when take a close look, but is really nice!! The color of the "Water Cube" will change from blue, green, red and i think is yellow :P
The hotel just beside Olympic~~ So nice!!
Is really tired to walk for so long and visit so many place....but then still went to 后海 to have dinner. 管记烤翅..opposite the 荷花市场...I seldom eat BBQ chicken wings, but this one really nice!! Must try oh~~
BBQ Chicken Wings got 5 level of Spicy- 原味,微辣,中辣,麻辣,变态辣... this is just 微辣

Saturday, September 20, 2008

~~Sister in Beijing Day 3 -- 天安门,大栏栅, 国家大剧院~~

Today my sister went to Tian An Men(天安门) and Da Shi Lak(大栏栅) in the morning.She have to go by herself coz i still have to go into office for halfday... Da Shi Lak(大栏栅)just recently open back to public, it was still in construction before Olympic.
THe gate of Da Shi Lak(大栏栅)
Lots of people on the street
Old Chinese style of building
前门
天安门广场
We have dinner in a famous Pi Pa duck-琵琶鸭, first time eat the Pi Pa duck and is really cruncy!! Delicious~~After dinner then we walk to 国家大剧院, such a long walk. When we walk through a Hu tong-胡同, we go to a public toilet which dont have DOOR!! This is the first time i walk in to a toilet whitout door~~ WoW!! Such a unforgettable experience...heheh...
Dinner eat Pi Pa duck-琵琶鸭,different from Peking Duck...nice also
Another visit for me to 国家大剧院
Night scene of 国家大剧院
After the Teather, we walk to Tian An Men. Tian An Men is very nice at night, look very different from morning. So many people taking photo there, as well as us.
Smile~~ hehe
Posing with the 天安门 stature :P

Friday, September 12, 2008

~~Sister in Beijing Day2 -- Temple of Heaven Park~~

We went to the famouse Temple of Heaven Park(天坛公园)early in the morning and today the weather is soooooooo nice~~Got the blue blkue sky oh!!We reach there around 9am...is abit hot yet windy. We go in after bought the entrance ticket, now is full with Paralympic sign, coz the Paralympic Torch passing just reach Tian Tan Park.There are lots of people in the Park, having all kind of activities; playing music instrucment, traditonal chinese game like the TaiChi ball ,ribon dance, chinese opera singing and etc...
walking to the center of Temple of Heaven, can see it from so far...
It look so nice from far and yet getting nicer and nicer when i go nearer!!My sister and i was so excited, cant wait to see it!!
The Long Corridor, so many people singing and presenting along the corridor, walk along the corridor really feel like going back to the ancient time
After a long walk rest abit here, so windy althought the sun is burning on top.... i think because of that i got fever the next day :(
Simply posing all around
We reach the last part of Temple of Heaven
Everyone must stand on this stone when come to Temple of Heaven, Last time Emperor stand on the same place too~~

The Temple of Heaven is super beautiful place, who ever visit Beijing cant miss it, must go and visit!!
After come out from Temple of Heaven Park, we went to a famous local Hotpot 南门涮肉 just beside the park to have our lunch...Is alot of people and we wait for around half and hour for our table... but is really nice~~
This is the look of the Hotpot and the soup is just plain soup, not spicy soup

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

~~Finally meet my sister after so long!! Sister in Beijing Day1~~

Early saturday morning, i taking taxi then change to airport express...Reach airport at 7am, just when i reach the arrival gate, i saw my sister coming out d.....hahaha!! so happy!! She finally come Beijing to visit me~~ After drop the luggage to my house, then we went out for breakfast...I bring her to try out the nice Dim Sum near my place there, but we reach there too early...it haven't open, so we walk walk around the morning Beijing street...
~~Saw some Olympic deco at the roadside~~
After half hour walk then we went back to the restaurant to have our "Brunch" -- Dim Sum -- This Dim Sum place near to my house and very nice!!
~~Sampan Restaurant~~
~~Special cheong fun - 肠粉~~
~~Super nice Claypot beef noodle~~
~~Fried Carrot cake -- very very nice!! must try!! but abit oily~~
~~Prawn dumpling 虾饺 -- one of the famous dish in dumpling~~
~~Sister in action....capture each and every moment in Beijing~~
~~A table full with Dim Sum~~

~~Comes and Go~~

Last week my sister came to Beijing to visit me and she went back to Malaysia on Sunday afternoon. When she confirm that she will come to Beijing is like 2 months plus ago and suddenly is already over... ... Time fly~~

Before she came, i really wish that time past faster but when she here i wish that time stop, so we can hang out longer. But I'm damn busy during the week that she is here, have to work for half day until wednesday and only got full day off from thursday to friday...and another bad things is i'm sick that week also, fever and flu... damn bad luck... I try my best to go to all the place that she want to go in the 9 days, a rush and tired week...but so so so happy to see my sister!! OMG, start to miss her d~~

Is monday midnight and i still try to get my work done...After a rush and damn happening week, is time to get back to reality and start work my ass off for all the project and get myself back into schedule :P

Will update on all the photo later on when i'm abit free...hehe~~