Came back from my week-long taitai-esque trip to the Forbidden City with ah Thiang! Yes. Just the two of us (... don't judge me, I wanted to bring Baby N but the folks [and, ah Thiang] think that the polluted air in the city is bad for a 7month baby... plus he's too young to travel that far for such long period... don't even have to mention the amount of stuffs to be packed for a 9-day trip - two adults and one infant...).
A quick pictorial update for the week since most of the days, except the day we went for the full day-tour - I basically woke up the same time for breakfast with ah Thiang and then head out to the malls for shopping for the rest of the day plus having to carry all the stuffs back to hotel by myself... so don't say being a taitai is so eng loh, at times can be very tiring too (I'm not super taitai enough that I can has people to carry my shopping loots for me while I shop... hehe)!
Our first meal in Beijing - yummiestestest 羊肉串 ever! The hotpot was just so-so and soooo it was just only plain water but it's the sauce that compliments the "bak"...
FaceTime with my darling baby N but he simply not interest but more distracted in bio-ing his big head uncle leaving the house for his weekend party! Look, his eyes weren't even looking at the screen... ;-(
Our tour guide took us to the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu section where I read (after the climb) it has more steep steps-climbing compared to the rest of the section (ggggrrrrrrh....) even though there are lesser crowd and shorter distance to start with. I literally climb - using my hands and legs. Each steps were so so so steep and my legs were cramped and tired out after climbing flights and flights of stairs and we had to go through like 5-towers before we get to the end/top of the wall. Found a vendor selling chilled cola and it was the best drink I ever had in China! #alwayscocacola #rmb20acan
"You are not a real man until you've climbed the Great Wall." - Mao
"Well, here I am. Mrs.Friendly can do it, so can you!" - Me
我们登上了长城！ #greatwallofchina #mutianyu
The 血汗 (血=mossi bites for ah Thiang, 汗=both are dripping wet during and after the tough climb) view of the Great Wall at Mutianyu! #nowalls
The Forbidden City (故宫) - exploring the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
Our Peking duck feast - our tour guide's recommendation. We latter went to 全聚德 outlet nearest to our hotel and that was one of the best out of the 3 we've feasted for this trip!
Took a walk in 后海 area where the drinking pubs/nightlife were and took this beautiful sunset view at 银锭桥！ #soromantic
How can I be a full-pledged taitai (like I said, at least for this 9days...) without a pedicure session? Cost me OPI pedicure service RMB 98 + nail art RMB 50 = RMB 148! #wheregotcheap #nochoiceihaveingrowthnailneededtobetided #booo
Visited 海底捞 at Sanlitun and it really comes with excellent service I must say - look at the personalized fruit platter served to us! #stilllongqueue #postbirthdaygreetingtosingapore
Part of my haul from Beijing Zoo Market (more variety of fashion clothing compared to Xiushui and Yaxiu market). I went there like two days straight... they are like a wholesaler - mainly distributed or sell their clothes compared to the other two markets.
One of my best dressed day!
Paired in Superman/Superwoman and all ready to go home! #oversizedtee
我哪诗情画意的相公！#beijingairport
Up on the blue blue sky, missing my darling baby N... Moma's coming home!
What I wear today - my loots from Beijing! #ootd #likefirstdayofcny #allbrandnew
One incident that pissed me off the most during this trip was getting my bag checked at the Chinese customs. They found out that I was carrying a power bank that does not indicate the device specification and they are confiscating it. However, I can choose to collect them back within 30days (who the hell will come back to collect the power bank?!?). Hello. It was a limited edition Hello Kitty power bank. The full specifications meaning stating the capacity/input/output etc etc... Mine did but not full specifications only numbers, meaning 4000 (without the mAh) and they insisted to have the 3 letters printed together or beside with the number - 4000. #dude They didn't even 'warn' us about this loh...
To cut the story short, my 流氓的相公 fought it back for me. After the hoo-ha with the customs and checking with the airline, I am then allow to bring it back with me. I will presume that I am 'marked' for this incident which I don't even care - not as if I am coming back to Beijing or any part of China in the next coming trips for sure!
That almost summed up my trip to Beijing. Don't know when is the next time I get to experience this taitai-esque vaccay again... #throwback
Till next...
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