Beijing Day One
Make it to the hotel in time to find the channel the Pistons are playing on, in time to watch everything but the first couple minutes, in time to watch them lose.
Luckily they lose in time for me to make it to the MIAT office before they close, and am able to purchase my ticket to Ulaanbataar.
From the MIAT office, which i'd taken a taxi to, i decide to walk to Tiananmen Square, or at least try to. If i travelled with others, would they be so lenient as to spend their first day (of only 2) in Beijing wandering around, not sure if they would see "the sights"?
Is this Barbara's answer?
Tiananmen Square is just down the road - i've a pretty good sense of direction. I'm one day early, but can still feel the tension. The square, and indeed most of Beijing attractions, is covered by cameras and guards. Are other places in the world like that now?
The Forbidden Palace is across the way form the Square; each side of the Square holds a major attraction. The Palace is a huge complex that delivers less corruption to the surounding cities, similar to what a capital does.
The restaurant i eat at has such delicacies as dried fungus, fried ass, and twice cooked dog in pot (at least the labels claim these tasty treats). I get the taro pineapple in sweet and sour sauce. There are lots of food vendors on the side street; though i didn't check them out thoroughly i think they had some corn on the cob - not quite a traditional Chinese dish - in case the pineapple is filled with cat (not quite the end of the world yet). The chef is making what i think is dumpling pastry, and a fish in the aquarium has been staring at me since i arrived.
Luckily they lose in time for me to make it to the MIAT office before they close, and am able to purchase my ticket to Ulaanbataar.
From the MIAT office, which i'd taken a taxi to, i decide to walk to Tiananmen Square, or at least try to. If i travelled with others, would they be so lenient as to spend their first day (of only 2) in Beijing wandering around, not sure if they would see "the sights"?
Is this Barbara's answer?
Tiananmen Square is just down the road - i've a pretty good sense of direction. I'm one day early, but can still feel the tension. The square, and indeed most of Beijing attractions, is covered by cameras and guards. Are other places in the world like that now?
The Forbidden Palace is across the way form the Square; each side of the Square holds a major attraction. The Palace is a huge complex that delivers less corruption to the surounding cities, similar to what a capital does.
The restaurant i eat at has such delicacies as dried fungus, fried ass, and twice cooked dog in pot (at least the labels claim these tasty treats). I get the taro pineapple in sweet and sour sauce. There are lots of food vendors on the side street; though i didn't check them out thoroughly i think they had some corn on the cob - not quite a traditional Chinese dish - in case the pineapple is filled with cat (not quite the end of the world yet). The chef is making what i think is dumpling pastry, and a fish in the aquarium has been staring at me since i arrived.
posted by francisco at 6/03/2006 10:38:00 PM
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