Today I met up with 2 Czech girls who are doing an internship at the Czech embassy, Em and Petra, they were both really nice. We went to the summer palace, which is where the royal family of China would go to reside in the summer. It was huge (around 750 acres)! The royals must have had a jolly old time. It was a lovely day today, the sun was shining and there was barely any pollution, but this meant that it was soooo hot - especially for sightseeing! (could probably have managed lying by a pool!) So we didnt spend as long there as we might have done otherwise. The park was very beautiful, there is a huge lake called the "Kunming Lake" which is actually man made! It was nice by the lake as there was a good breeze. We were surprised how many chinese there were visiting the summer palace, I think sometimes we forget that China is more than Beijing!
It was interesting to hear Em and Petra's point of view on Beijing, they've already been here a month and have about 3 weeks left. However, I think their experience has been quite different to mine as they have been living in the embassy, and so with many other Czechs, they have also had each other and other interns to do things with.
Here are some snaps we took at the summer palace:
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| The entrance to the summer palace. |
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| The summer palace - we think! |
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| The Kunming Lake |
Bye xxx
P.S HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE!! xxx
Wow, that lake is huge! Really don't think I'd have liked having to dig that out!!!
ReplyDeleteNice to hear you have met up with others in a similar position to you...you never know if you keep in touch you may be able to visit Czech republic soon too!
Loving the blog...keep it up!
Are you going to visit the forbidden city? Have you read up on it?! Keep the blogs coming, we love to read what you've been up to. xx
ReplyDeleteBTW are you sure that is the Summer Palace....it doesn't look much like the one in Hazel Grove!?!
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