#ibmcsc China 30
Today was a relaxing day with not much activity planned. I got up quite late in the morning which was nice since every day so far started much earlier. Today, China celebrated 70 years of the end of the World War II and the victory over Japanese forces with a huge military parade in Beijing. It was quite similar to the Republic Day parade in India but obviously, with different traditions and a different setup. We watched it on TV and the aerial views of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square looked stunning.
A quite lunch at a nearby mall's food court was followed by a walk in the city. We visited the Muslim Street once again for some shopping. It is an amazing area with hundreds of shops on both sides of the streets filled with tourists and shoppers. The sight and smell of all the food overwhelms you every time you go there. Though we have such shopping streets in India too, experiencing it here in China is a different, with different things being sold, way people react and behave.
I think we needed this rest day as have had a packed schedule so far. Tomorrow we leave very early from the hotel to visit Luoyang and Shaolin Temple.
The team in Guilin also sent their pictures and it is great to see them having a nice time too...
Today was a relaxing day with not much activity planned. I got up quite late in the morning which was nice since every day so far started much earlier. Today, China celebrated 70 years of the end of the World War II and the victory over Japanese forces with a huge military parade in Beijing. It was quite similar to the Republic Day parade in India but obviously, with different traditions and a different setup. We watched it on TV and the aerial views of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square looked stunning.
A quite lunch at a nearby mall's food court was followed by a walk in the city. We visited the Muslim Street once again for some shopping. It is an amazing area with hundreds of shops on both sides of the streets filled with tourists and shoppers. The sight and smell of all the food overwhelms you every time you go there. Though we have such shopping streets in India too, experiencing it here in China is a different, with different things being sold, way people react and behave.
I think we needed this rest day as have had a packed schedule so far. Tomorrow we leave very early from the hotel to visit Luoyang and Shaolin Temple.
The team in Guilin also sent their pictures and it is great to see them having a nice time too...
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| The Muslim Street |
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| The Bell Tower |
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| The moat around the City Wall |
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| The gardens along the City Wall have a lot of such interesting sculptures |
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