Hello!!
Today was grrrrreat. My aunt brought Sean &
I around today and it was fun! We initially wanted to go to Xidan on our own to
do shopping because I (with Sherwin's help HAHA) read that it was really good
place to visit for shopping but my aunt already intended on bringing us there
today so there we went.
First up, we took the subway down to Xidan station and went
to Joy City. To my disappointment, it was sooooo normal. They had Zara,
H&M, Starbucks, generally everything you'd find in a typical mall in
Singapore. So instead, we headed to Xidan Department Store. We walked around a
little and to our dismay, although the clothes actually looked pretty alright
in general, I didn't find much except for this olive bag that was kinda pretty
but SG$20. I miiiight be back again to get that! :D
Joy City!
Next up we went to Xidan Supermarket which had barely
anything so off for lunch we went. I'm not too sure where this restaurant was
but I think it is in Xidan Shopping Center. We had hotpot and the sour &
spicy soup was soooo good. I heard from my aunt that's something you don't get
much of unless you're in Beijing. The vegetables were free flow and we kept
finding fish in it even till all of us were super full! They give a really
generous serving of fish, I must say. The beef was fairly okay but their lamb
was gamy :/ I guess it isn’t easy to find lamb that isn’t gamy. Ohwell~
It was about 4pm after lunch and when we were trying to
catch a cab, we chanced upon the main entrance of Xidan Shopping Center and so
we went in to shop. The first floor was mostly accessories, the second-shoes,
and so on and so forth. The shopping was really organized! LOL. Managed to get
myself a pair of boots which I regretted not bargaining more for :/ it was
originally SG$70+ like what?!? but I ended paying half which turned out to
still be quite a lot oops hahaha.
After Xidan Shopping Center, we headed down to 南锣鼓巷 (nan luo gu xiang)! It is a street near the Fobidden City which used to be
where the people of lower rankings in the palace stay. Currently, it holds
mostly tourist attractions like shops, cafes and food to-go. We took a long
stroll down the loooong street and managed to get some stuff! Although we
didn't buy much, we saw many interesting things which we sadly weren't allowed
to take photos of :( by the time we were about to leave, it was already dark
and freeeeezing. We decided to deliver pizza over to my aunt's place cause we
were going to wake up early tomorrow to get ready to climb the great wall of
china!! *cue grand music*
12 sq meter small bar!!!
Tried churros for the first time in my life hehe
Dinner was Bacon and Cheese Sticks and a 14"
pizza-half four cheese and half smoked pork and mushroom from Gung Ho! The four
cheese is really good but if you dislike the taste of blue cheese then this is
not for you, haha.
After dinner, had a bath and here I am, on my bed, about
to go to sleep cause I am sooo tired and I have to wake at 730am
tomorrow(!!!!).
Goodnight guyyyys. Can't wait for tomorrow!
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