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enjoy

There was the question today: so, all together, did you like your trip? because reading on your blog one can get the impression, that you were angry the most time.

Well, yes I liked it. most time. But, always when I was having a good time (usually in the middle of the mountains/nowhere) I didn't have Internet to tell you about that. Always when I felt uncomfortable, there was Internet and I could write immedialtely.

So maybe the impression offered by my entries are a little bit missleading.

of course, the trip would have been better, if my bicycle would work, or if I didn't have a bike at all, because like this I would not have to manage so many things.

BUT: I ENJOYED MY HOLIDAYS, NO DOUBT.

Good night!
Angi

Hi there!

Today I went to the two markets ... yes, you already know about my faible for markets, isn't it?
The first was disppointing, because not a market, but a shop, acutally. The second one was a market, but still very touristic. I walked there by foot, so it took about 1,5 hours to get there...
I bargained with the seller, and so I got my "stempel" for 30 yuan instead of 80 yuan. Even if she didn't want to, but thats a long story.

Next stop: artisticquater 798. once more it took long time to get there, but it was worth going there. I really like that place - Artistic, modern, young... maybe all the things Beijing want to be, without reaching that for 100 %.

In the evening I met once more the men from the 'restaurant' yesterday - we had an appointment at 7.00 pm. The food yesterday was better, but nevertheless it was goooood! mmmmhhh! I'm going to miss the chinese kitchen and people, even if I don't gonna miss the chinese burocracy...

Now I'm prepairing my bike for the flight back home... I hope tomorrow they won't close the road in front of the hotel like they did today... nobody knows..

good night and good bye,
thanks for following my blog! :)
More stories, pictures etc will follow, but this was the this years holiday!
See you soon, looking forward to you!
Angi

Hi there,

today I was at the forbidden city ... finally. I got up early, because I wanted to be right at opening hour (8.00) at the entrance for not having too many tourists around. I bought bread already yesterday, had still some jam, so I wanted to have breakfast there. worked perfect! I even found a place with nearly no tourists, as they all followed stupid the mainroute from south to north without moving one step to the side yards.

I always told myself: I'm gonna be disappointed of the forbidden city, because I already saw so many temples, and some of them I nearly had for me alone. And, surprisingly, I WAS disappointed, even on my few expectations... :( There was absolutely nothing, nothing, nothing that was special or very different compared with other places.

The Beihaipark (everybody told me that this is a sooooo beautiful place) disappointed me as well. OK. That's the news for today.

Some more news: the airline is gonna take my bike back home ... but it is going to be quite expensive... :| and I broke the display of my camera. The small one.

Tomorrow I'm going to explore the two markets (maybe disappointing as well) and the 798-thing, an ex-manufactury-builiding - as I love them, I HAVE to go there, even if it is quite far away. Nowadays you can find art galleries and - I'm looking forward to this - a fotographic gallery. yesss...

Everybody tells me, he LOVES that city, it has charme, it has spirit, it is beautiful. I don't like it. there is absolutley nothing SPECIAL in this city. it's just common, it is beeing destroyed for to be rebuilt in a touristic way. it IS green, there are lots of parks... yes, but...

hmmm, Manuel, if you read this, you have to explain me once more why you love this city so much... well, I have not been to BedBar now ;) and I'm afraid, I'm not going there. It is not much fun to go to a bar alone.

Now they are prepairing a big Party, on Tian'anmenSquare they build a stage, I guess tomorrow there is a celebration. As China "was built" (sorry, the correct verb is not on my mind) in 1949 ... well, anything more to say?

See you then tomorrow, for the last "on-tour"-Entry for this trip.
Have a nice day!

Angi