Today, we went to see the “Summer Palace”. It was a wonderful day. Very relaxed and rather lazy.…
We drove under the bridges in a pedal boat and did a little climbing. In this way, we could enjoy the beautiful view into the “Summer Palace” park both from the lake and from above. It certainly is a dream of a garden – maybe it would be nice to be the Emperor of China in one’s next re-incarnation?
And wherever we went, we always admired the Chinese people. No matter where you go, you will mothers and fathers proud of their children, families on a shared outing and again and again the delight of the young people. Everyone’s eyes shine with happiness. Seen as an entity, our environment gives you the impression of true harmony and content.
We used the metro for our return trip. It is very modern, clean and very cheap. In the afternoon, I was a little aghast to see how few people were going places by metro. It almost reminded me a little of Munich at certain times of the day. In the evening, however, I learned my lesson. That was the time when the metro was really full. There were even more people than you would see going to the fairground at Oktoberfest time.
And what is worse – the people are queuing in parallel lines next to the metro train exit like on a rope of pearls. Then people exit and as many as possible enter. And all the time, some will remain standing on the platform. Because the metro is more than jammed. However, this is irrelevant, because two minutes later, the next one will arrive. And after three or four trains, you will finally also be inside.
You know exactly where you have to get out, because the metro is not accessible freely as at home. Instead, there are doors. They will only open when the metro train has entered the station.
For dinner, we eat Peking duck by Chef Dong. Apparently, this is a very powerful chain. A true high-gloss restaurant with plenty of posh. But the duck tastes delicious.
Tomorrow, we plan to go and see the “GREAT WALL”!
RMD
(Translated by EG)
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