Last week, I took a quick weekend trip to the capital city, Beijing.I wanted to do something special for my birthday since I wouldn't be able to celebrate it with family & friends. So I booked my flight with Ctrip.cn and immediately booked a room at Leo Hostel.Everyone always makes Beijing out to be this magical place.In my mind, I had created this idea of how Beijing would be. It would be a mix of super progressive and very traditional.I thought everyone would speak english and would not pay me any attention.Most importantly, the duck would be bomb and I would barter(negotiate prices) for everything I wanted. In many ways,many of my expectations for my trip were met. Beijing was a great trip,I just wish I had more time to explore the city. Check out my video to see my weekend trip. A couple of places I went to Beijing include:
I look forward to many more trips to come!
- Tianamen Square
- Forbidden City
- Mu Tian Yuan(Section of the Great Wall)
- Llama Temple
- QianMen Street
I look forward to many more trips to come!