My stop in Beijing is nearing its end. Ultimately I got the requested ticket to Shenzhen this evening and thus will soon start my trip towards Beijing West Railway Station. Today I visited couple of the old (about 1000 years) royal gerdens next to Forbidden City. Otherwise I have mostly been wandering around random hutongs. As weather has been mainly cloudy and foggy during recent days the temperature has been very convenient except yesterday, when it was sunny a...

Long time no see. I have had problems finding free WiFi or Internet. Now I am using commercial internet at my hotel in Beijing. I have been here alrady for a couple of days. So far I have done some relatively heavy sight-seeing. Yesterday I walked from the Central Railway Station to Tianmen Square and around Forbidden City. Today I made a guided tour to the Great Wall and Summer Palace. At Kungming lake I travelled with a boat similar to one in the picture. Weat...