Beijing in Spring (PART 2)

Reconstructing the second half of my Beijing post which Blogger deleted for no reason. Sigh.

Our SIL arranged for a private van and guide to take us to the Great Wall of China (Mutianyu). It was a two-hour ride from our hotel. Never imagined it was going to be hot up there. I always thought that it was a cold place, you know, being up there and all that. Our guide actually offered to take our coats before we went up. I later regretted not believing her hehe.

 

It was so hot that I actually got a tan after.

 

The Wall is so amazing. I think it's the perfect subject for the diorama art filter.

 

 

We went up via cable car. There's a fun way of going down after - riding a toboggan - but I passed because I was wearing a dress and it entailed a bit of hiking. Hubby tried it, he said it was super fun.

   

Beijing in Spring (PART 1)

Or, as pictures would reveal, Beijing in Diorama. :)

Went to Beijing the week after Holy Week with hubby's family and my best friend L. Since I no longer have a DSLR, my cameras for this trip were my Olympus PEN EPL-1, my SuperSampler and my iPhone - which was fine because they weren't as bulky and heavy as a DSLR.

Our first stop was Jingshan Park. My SIL, who did the our itinerary and made research, told us the Chinese built the hill to the north of the Forbidden City for good luck.