My first experience in Beijing - Day 2

..because it’s never too late to continue blogging about the trip I took a month ago.

Moving on, here goes Day 2.

I slept early, thanks to jet lags. Consequently, I was able to experience the enjoyments of having breakfast, again. Except this breakfast wasn’t as pleasant as how I remembered it to be.

I was excite to have this breakfast BUFFET the hotel had prepped for us. For a mere 15RMB. That’s 2.5 bucks! I couldn’t even afford a Big Mac with that amount of mula in the States. But BUFFET?! Holy shit.

Though, I knew I shouldn’t have had my hopes up. I did, anyway.

It was almost like eating cardboard and rubber. Except those probably taste better. I kid.
The tea eggs were pretty kick ass. Buns were a bit hard, but definitely edible. Slices of bread were ordinary, which makes that a plus. Ham was decent. But man, the sausages, neither Yen nor I were dare to swallow them.

Warm orange juice was a common drink in China. I have yet to get used to that.

Good times.

We had a packed schedule for the day.

The metro/subway/BART/MRT system in Beijing is super convenient. Anywhere to anywhere for a flat fee of 2RMB.

..because it’s never too out of date for an iPod billboard ad.

The first destination: 798 Art Zone.

For any creatives or visitors out there, this place is a must go. It’s almost like a small town consist of hundreds of artistic sculptures and unique galleries. I was blown away by the massive amount art work we checked out. We invested 3 hours in the area, yet we were barely half way through. That’s right.

“Cat.”

Just a store filled with ANYTHING cat related.

No cameras allowed, hence, the only picture I snuck out of the place.

A common product in the shops of the Art Zone.

Cartier Bazooka and a Chanel machine gun.

Gelivable.

Bought.

Fat Buddha.

Posed.

Have your mind blown, yet?

Quick lunch:

Occasionally, you’d see dudes with cameras:

I saw many Mao and Chinese culture inspired art work: A distinctive trend.

I don’t see nearly as much political themed art pieces in the States. Perhaps they’re just not as concentratedly placed in States like they have here in Beijing.

From something grand..

..to something miniature.

“The door’s been broken.” Made me laugh.

dollar post-its.

Ha.

Oops.

Second spot, the Viviage. A shopping plaza with a collection of high end brands and world renown fashion lines. Sorta like the 5th avenue of New York.

Bathing Ape’s here, too.

Aside from taking a few shots of the flamboyant architectures, there was nothing else we could afford to do. Bam, that wrapped it up.

Dinner at “Duck King.” One of the most popular spots in Beijing for Peking Ducks.

They’re known for their duck combo, where they split the duck in many portions and serve it 3 ways. The combo includes, the meat and skin, the soup, and whatever’s left (into filling for buns). Dam, was it finger licking good.

For show, a portion of the duck (cooked) was processed infront of the audience, those that aren’t too busy drooling.

Writing this post has made me really hungry.

A new way I learned to enjoy the duck is by dipping its skin in sugar before consuming. It makes the skin melts in your mouth. A must try.

Oh god..

Next stop, The Place. They really squeezed out that creative juice when naming the place.

This location’s known for it’s SUPER GIGANTIC LED SCREEN all the way across the roof of the strip. Every 20-30 minutes, there’s a cool animation to show off just how incredibly the large the screen is.

After the long day, we wrapped up the trip with a quick tour of South LuoGu Alley, where they have various small shops and restaurants gathered along side of a tiny alley. It’s quite tour spot in the evening.