5th day. summer palace

had a really cool night last night, (4th day) stayed in hostel, and hanged out with 6 spanish, 2 american, and 2 russian.

was cool i was translating between the russain and spanish. was a good laugh, stayed up till abuot 3am talking and that.

so when i got up today at about 9am i was feeling it a little. but nevermind.

Ok went to the summer palace today. OMG how big was it, i was expecting a palace and a few other builds, but it actually has about 100 builds and 3 acres of land.

took me about 6 hrs to walk around. but wow what a place. found a really nice garden that looked kind of japan like. (See pic) was lovely there was people playing the flute, so that added to it. i thin kit was called the garden of tranquil. i hoipe to take a pic of the map i got and post it next time.

anyway the palace is big, really impressive. (pic above) although i went in the front and there was soo many stairs. and then found out yuo can enter from the back and there are none, as it on a hill and you can stroll down the hill. doh !!!

not alot really in the summer palace, its just a big garden, but was really nice waling round it, the emperess used it for a garden.

went to the old theater why i was there, watched some shows that where put on back then 1000 years ago or something. which had dancing, then music, and then what i assume where chinese clowns. was nice it experiance what the emporess would of seen. Other then that its looking at more old artifacts. pretty standed stuff. bowls of jade, old swords. nothing too impressive really. they had better stuff at the fobidden city.

after palace i had arranged to go to the chinese arcobats. so went got some food before. oh wow. i had the best food i have eaten so far. it was just beef and black bean sauce, but wow it was so tasting. must have it again some time. i also had a plate of sweet cakes, which tastes like really really nice chips.

One thing i will say chinese don't have rice where there dish. they have the dish first and then rice if they are stil hungery to fill them up. although the resturant today had run out of rice. what is that about how can a chinses resturant in china run out of rice !!!!!

acrobat show was quite good, had seen most of the stuff before. alot of double jointed people, balancing in some wired positions. then doing it while balancing stuff on them, bowls, candles. then we had tow big poles come out and watched about 6 men, climb them at super spped and filp between the two without hold on by hands. rather good.

then some kids come out did there thing, that was cool. then saw loads of flips and stuff through hoops. was good.

And that is for today folks. not doing much tomorrow i think, as i am going on a 12hr train ride fown south to xian (terracotta army place) so will probaly just chill out round here, fo some laundry.

shame i did wanna go to the lama temple, (yes wez try to find larry (sorry peps private joke) ) there is 20 foot budda (sorry if i am repeating remember i can't read see my blog yet. bloody china)

ok well take care england, hope to write from stuff soon, probably not for a day or two.

i will tell you what the train jounrey is like. leaving bejing at 21:30 and should arrive at 09:00 next day. got a soft sleeper and i hope i can sleep, been told its quite nice. so we will see.

bye fornow.