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There are a large number of things which both my wife and I enjoyed about our visit to Beijing and it is had to decide exactly which was best. I have always been quite interested in history and the wealth of historical sites in and around Beijing are what attracted us to visiting Bejing in the first instance. However I think the single thing which I found most interesting about visiting Bejing was the very different culture which we encountered i.e. China is a much different culture to Australia or New Zealand which are comparatively young countries historically speaking and it was this difference in so many aspects of day to day activities ,food, dress, customs, large population density etc which while I was aware of had not really appreciated until we visited. Plus we found Beijing to be a very appealing city with wide streets and plenty of parks and trees creates the impression that this would be a very pleasant city to live in. Crystal almost had me convinced to try eating a scorpion at the night markets however I ran out of courage at the time.
Our guide (Crystal) was very helpful and informative and knew a great deal about all the sites which we visited, however I found that at the Forbidden City as this is such a large site I found myself wishing I had a brief map so that I could locate myself within the complex. These may have been available at one of the merchandising places but I never thought to ask at the time.
I really enjoyed all the historical sites that we visited especially The Temple of Heaven, The Summer Palace and the Great Wall. I think in hindsight we made a very good decision to take a private tour especially as we had young children and this may have proved difficult in a larger group.
Regards
Grant Faulkner
- Client's Information: William Grant, New Zealand
- Tour Starting Dates: April 2, 2007
- Tour Itinerary: 5 Days Beijing Tour
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