On Sunday (coincidentally, it was the 10th anniversary of 9/11...eerie...), I flew to Beijing for some work meetings and landed on Monday afternoon. My coworker, Brenna, and I were staying at a nice little hotel called the Park Hyatt Beijing, and here's my smloudy view (smog + cloudy):
TUESDAY (9/13)
Our work meetings weren't until Wednesday, so Brenna and I signed up for a day-tour of Beijing through Grayline Tours. We chose the Emperor's Tour of Beijing, which included stops at Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, a silk factory, Temple of Heaven, a pearl market and Summer Palace. Check out pics below of the various stops.
It was a fantastic day, we got to see so much in one day. That evening, we met up with our global team and our Beijing colleagues for dinner at a restaurant called Jin Xiang You.
WEDNESDAY (9/14)
On Wednesday, we had meetings all-day and then had some time for some global team bonding.
On a side-note, check out this random building that houses a local media outlet CCTV that was designed by a Dutch architect. Locals in Beijing loathe the building as it looks like a man's legs as he squats to go to the bathroom:
Anyway, back to team bonding. What's better fun than getting a Chinese foot massage? We headed to Liangxi Spa for some of that fun:
Post-massage, we headed off to hunt down the local delicacy of Peking Duck at DaDong Restaurant:
Another great day!
We flew back to SF on Thursday (and it always makes me laugh that you fly out at noon on Thursday in Beijing and land at 9 AM on Thursday in SF).
Bai-bai, Beijing!
