Karaoke

 Ni hao!

 Here are a few photos from our karaoke experience on Sunday night. It was really good fun and introduced me to a couple of new songs that will now always remind me of China and this trip! It was a lovely evening.

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x

Beautiful Beijing

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 After we had left the Forbidden City, Marvi, Sarah, April and I went for a walk through Beijing to find the subway station where we could catch a train to the Silk Market, our next destination. Wandering around the streets of Beijing, rather than the tourist spots, is a really nice experience, and I saw some interesting things.

The frozen river

The streets of Beijing

Some colourful flags

 We went to the Silk Market and I bought a few things such as a pretty fridge magnet with a dragon on it, and a blue silk dress. We then shared a pizza, which was really nice. 

 Then we caught a taxi back to Beijing Normal University, and on the way we had some beautiful views of skyscrapers and the CCTV building drenched in the Beijing sunset.

CCTV building

 It was a really enjoyable ride home, and the end of a really lovely day out, in which I made three wonderful friends - Sarah, April and Marvi. If you're reading this, you guys are amazing.

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x

The Forbidden City

 Ni hao!

 As promised in my last blog post, here are some of the photos I took on our visit to the Forbidden City. It was a beautiful clear day - very cold, but sunny. The light was gorgeous - I couldn't imagine a better day for my first visit to the Forbidden City. We were very lucky.

 As you can see, it is a really beautiful place. I'm so glad that I got the chance to visit, and that I got to spend the day with some amazing people. It was lovely.

 Thanks for reading,

 Liz x