Tiananmen Square

We went to Tiananmen Square today. It was very cold.

The Great Wall of China

In Beijing, we stayed in a flat belonging to Mummy's friend. It was warm, comfortable, and there were lots of toys to play with. It was cold outside, but fortunately there was central heating in the flat. Gonggong and Popo (grandpa and grandma) were also in town to see us.

We also had a day trip to the Great Wall at Badaling today. We took our time getting ready, so had quite a late start. The traffic was awful, and it took us ages to get there in our hire-car.

Once there, we climbed a long way to the top. We got back into town just in time to have dinner with some of Mummy's relatives who live in the city.

Our stay in Beijing

Today, we went to the Paleontology Museum, and spent the rest of the afternoon at the Natural History Museum. In the evening, we ate in a famous Peking Duck restaurant. It was very busy place, with many people waiting for tables; my Grandparents arrived at 6, but we still had to wait until 7:30 to be seated. Luckily, they had cooked up some dumplings so we had something to nibble on while we were waiting.

The day before yesterday, we went to the Beijing Zoo, where we particularly enjoyed the penguin house, and looking at the stone animals.

Theodore and me in the penguin house at Beijing Zoo

Arrived in Beijing

Mummy and Papa decided to take me and Théodore to Beijing for Easter.

We took the sleeper train all the way from Kowloon, via an inland route. The trip took 24 hours, and was a new experience. Papa had brought along some snacks, but we still had our meals in the dining compartment. I slept in both upper and lower bunks on the train. This afternoon, we got off the train at Beijing West Railway station.

I have been to Beijing before, when I was littler.