One of the Beijing’s pastime is Parakeeting – They bring their pet parakeets/birds to the park. No joke. Friendly game of Go Temple of Heaven Clear winter skies in Beijing brings out families to have picnics in the parks Who’s winning? David was quite keen on wearing his new hat everywhere Tower No. 4 at Mutianyu section of the Great Wall Tower No. 7 of Mutianyu section of Great Wall We hiked for 2-3 hours on the wall and we barely made a scratch in its entirety Roasted goose with potatoes Spicy mapo tofu Forgot what the name was but these were so delicious and costed only .25 cents! Out of all the street food in Beijing, I love these the most! It was like a thin Chinese Crepe! Rows of Shen Jian Baos Grilled squab Wafujing had stalls after stalls of street food They fry everything and anything No shortage of street food in Beijing Poor Patrick 🙁 Under the sea ♪♫ Apparently they have a spicy kick to them. Can anyone attest? The duck’s skin melted like butter Our chef de cuisine slicing our Peking Duck at lightning speed Fried prawns with dates and lychee Manchurian style grilled lamb Entrance to the Forbidden City The scale of the Palace inside the Forbidden City is unbelievable The bright blue skies is a rarity in Beijing during the winter because of the rise in smog seen in colder temperatures