I don’t think I’ll be trying this

So far in my first week in Beijing, I’ve eaten plenty of good and cheap food.  Beijing duck (and a whole lot of other food) one night, all for just over $20 a person.  A team dinner last night at a restaurant in a hutong off XinJieKou, selected by one of our Chinese colleagues to give us foreigners a taste of authentic Beijing dining, cost all of $15 each.  Never mind lunches where we can get a really good meal for less than $5.

However, I can say with great certainty I won’t be trying the menu at Guolizhuang restaurant.  It specialises in penises, of many different animals, boiled, steamed, sauteed and fried.  Yummy!  (actually this place is quite close to where we ate last night).

Weekends are for sightseeing, and thats what I did today.  Specifically Yonghegong temple and Tiantan Park.  Here’s a photo of each.

Tomorrow, I’m off to the Great Wall at Mutianyu, which is about 90 km from the middle of Beijing.

Beijing, travel, Tiantin Park, Temple of Heaven, Yonghegong Temple, Lama Temple