For our last two days in Beijing, they were free.
late Thursday afternoon, we walked to the Olympic facilities. It's not so far from our hotel, about 30 minutes walk. We were able to admire the Olympic Stadium known as the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, where were the swimming events. This is awesome!
Friday we decided to go shopping at the Silk Market. It is a 6-storey building containers full of small shops with lots of vendors. For those who like to get items at good prices (note that this replica name brand) is really the time to enjoy it. We managed to spend a few dollars .... by cons you really haggle down the prices charged. It is too funny my Francis, he loves to shop this way.
Then Saturday, we visited the Forbidden City. For those interested, here's a description of the Forbidden City:
" The Forbidden City is the imperial palace in the Imperial City. From 1420 to 1911, during 491 years, it has been the principal residence of 24 emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties. The construction was ordered by Yongle, the third Ming emperor and built between 1407 and 1420. This palace, on an unparalleled scale covers an area of 72 hectares. He is one of the oldest palaces and best preserved of China (and the world). It has 9 parts 999.5, protected by a wall of chamber 10 meters high, 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west. A wide moat 52 meter bypasses the whole wall. It is a city within a city. "
Since Wednesday, there are holidays in China to all Chinese. They take the opportunity to visit them too. All tourist attractions are full of Chinese, it's crazy, crazy, crazy ....
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