During the first week of October China celebrated 60 years of communism, obviously this is bigger than anything else. The streets of every city in China had started to get red already in August - different statues with big 60, red flags, red Chinese flags, red Soviet Union flags (with hook and sledge hammer). The big culmination was 1st of October with a parade in Beijing lasting for 14hours.
So we did the crazy move and decided to visit Beijing during the celebration week. For future if you are planning to visit Beijing and especially interested of these famous must-see places Forbidden City, Summer Palace and pagodas, then definitely 1st week of October is not the time to go there.
In the Forbidden City fighting with the crowds didn't leave much time to see and visit actually the buildings. Well, that was not a problem, as I had seen enough of traditional Chinese architecture.
At the same time traditional old Hutong streets were very perfect to be discovered by bicycle.
Rehearsal for the big day, Shanghai
Shanghai-Beijing night train
9 million bicycles in Beijing
Fruits on the stick
National Theater
National Theater
Bird's Nest in the Olympic Area
Inside of Bird's Nest
Pan Gu
and Bird's Nest in the grass
China Wall in Mutianyu section
Rows of mountains
The Wall
This is how close I got to the Beijing Roast Duck this time. Even though it was just 11:30 in the morning the restaurant was so packed with people, and queue was 45minute just to get a seat.
Sunset in Summer Palace
Sunset
Streets in red
Street musician
In China it is a symbol of status to own a car, not everybody can do it, often it is years of saving to get one. And then to get a registration plate on the car costs around 4000EUR in Shanghai. And then all other kind of possible taxes. So finally when the owner can drive the long awaited vehicle he might get very excited when expressing the love.
The backside of the loved one
When Boeing has a hangover
