Beijing, China - Rickshaw Ride Street Scenes 2

More views of the streets of the hutong.

Beijing, China - Rickshaw Ride Street Scenes 1

We got in to our rickshaw, remembered our rickshaw number, and off we went through the old town area of Beijing, the Hutong.  The hutong area is comprised of narrow streets and alleys.  The term "hutong" first appeared in the Yuan Dynasty and is a term of Mongolian origin meaning "town".

Beijing, China - Hotel to the Hutong District

Street scenes from the bus as we drove from the hotel to the Hutong for a morning rickshaw ride.

China Tea Service

We were able to enjoy six different types of tea. I was soooo excited. Yes, I bought all that we tasted and drove a hard bargain (and got a free mug!).

Temple of Heaven

Beautiful temple in Beijing. I am surprised that I got this pic with only two people.

Room with a View

I couldn't wait to post this. This photo shows the shower blind open. Beautiful bathroom

SwissTouches in Xian

Thus is a photo of the uber modern room. I will add a photo later that shows the blind open.

Xian from the Hotel

We are settled in to Xian for the next few days. The hotel is SwissTouches. What a modern hotel!! It took 30 minutes just to explore all of the buttons in the room. The big find was how to lower the window blind for the huge window that separates the shower from the rest of the room!!

Flight from Beijing to Xian was uneventful. The airports are new and very large so we had quite a ways to walk. We had some items in the bags that made Security scan multiple times. All in all, a fun day.