Trip to Beijing -Pt 2

Next morning...everybody is excited to go to Great wall today...while waiting for others to board the bus ada orang datang jual souvenir. The kids dapat topi panda sorang satu...they wanted to wear it when going to the zoo the next day...nak amik gambar dengan panda.

muka excited pagi-pagi..

But surprise2....tak pegi great wall terus..they brought us to a jade factory first..I was busy listening on how to know a good quality jade. Lepas tu penjual kata kalau cuba jade bangle, boleh masuk lengan tapi tak boleh keluar, they jade is yours, tak payah bayar...a few of us tried but i wasn't interested...malas nak dengar their sales pitch..

so I walked around instead and saw a section where they were polishing the jade... after going round the area I went out to  a fruit seller nearby.. harga mahal coz it's tourist area but a bought some peach and pear and they fruitseller was kind enough to gave me this fruit

not sure what it's called here... gooseberry rasanya

DH also bought some almonds...roasted/baked/fried? with some creamy stuff..yummy

Our next stop is the crystal factory..this is supposedly the largest crystal ball in the world...betul ke?I'm quite sceptical of the facts that they told us actually...

Was told that Chairman Mao's coffin was made with crystal to preserve the body...if you really believe this crystal stuff then you will definitely buy some crystal here...hehehe..

Our next stop is still not the Great wall... it a cloisonne factory...apa tu? I never heard of the word before,,,tapi bila nampak barang baru tau...ooh...enamelware...

a very tall and impressive vase...these kind of things here has a six figure price attached to it.

We ate at the restaurant above this factory..food has many choices but tastewise is so so..so far the best food is the restaurant that we went for lunch on the first day

we are here!dekat belakang beratur orang turun naik tangga tu..


before climbing...amik gambar dulu..sementara suma masih boleh senyum..;-)

off we go....we were given slightly more than one hour to spend here...along they way DH and the kids were at the front, I was somewhere in the middle, FIL was further down..MIL didn't even bother with the climbing...Some tourists going down the stairs, upon seeing that I'm alone, bagi salam and start a conversation...hoii....I'm climbing up...and out of breath and you expect me to answer you? But I did answered their salam and just continued upwards.

finally reached the first post... this guy actually gave way to me on the way up..upon seeing him again here I jokingly ask him whether he is going further up. To which he replied.'No, no, no...I'm not going up anymore..

If u see very closely,..the kids and I was somewhere near the stairs that's going down to the rightside..

Only DH and Irfan continue upwards..

From DH's lens

Further up....for the kids and I we took a short break and went down. on the way down I just smiled at those climbing up...hahaha...I know how you feel..When we reached down it started drizzling. a short while later DH and Irfan came down. Next stop..burning cream factory..no pics here.
We then made our way to silk street..I bought several beautiful silk scarves here. As usual...must bargain hard.

The next day we went to a pearl and jade factory situated inside a stadium...yang ni nanti cerita..

Lepas tu berhambar depan stadium olympic 'sarang burung'..

then Ahmeng brought us to bamboo charcoal factory...haih...kilang macam ni pun nak bawak ke? i was asleep during most of the briefing..these stuff you can get in Malaysia...at the same price... buat apa nak beli kat sini? Buat berat beg aje..

Next stop...zoo...love the scenery and building here...rasa macam dalam kartun Kungfu Panda pulak hihihi..kacau pulak orang dalam gambar tu..

dapat jugak budak2 ni amik gambar with panda pakai topi panda...

We were lucky to catch the panda walking and moving around

Last stop before dinner...Yashow market...sorang mak guard tergelak besar tengok kitorang amik gambar kat sini...bila nak amik gambar dia sekali , terus dia lari tak nak..We bought winter clothing for the kids here.

Next day...Irfan doing some magic show...We took half a day here to settle our problems..

Lepas makan, pegi Honggiao Market/Pearl Market... banyak scarves here..price also better.

Lepas Honggiao market we went to Noo Yi mosque..a 1000- year-old mosque

the women's section is actually the one at the top right hand corner..the main entrance was from the left...berpusing2 nak carik women's section..

A very big and beautiful mosque

Done with his prayers..

these guys were watching people praying inside

after a Nasi Padang dinner at a shopping complex I saw this familiar sign...Owh. guardian pharmacy is called mannings here..After dinner Ah Meng sent us to the airport. We reached airport about 10pm and our flight home was at 1am. I took a short nap at the airport and slept during most of the journey home. Overall it was an enjoyable holiday...would i go to China again? Definitely yes..Would I join a tour here? hmm most probably not..