Leave Heathrow for honeymoonArrive in BeijingTour of a Jade Factory, the Ming Tombs and Great Wall of ChinaTour of Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer PalaceArrive in Hong Kong on way to SydneyArrive in SydneyLunch at Guylian, Opera House tour and walks through Botanical Gardens and The RocksVisit our friend JakobExplore SydneyTrip to Featherdale Wildlife Park and Blue Mountains National ParkWild Australia Experience tour of Taronga ZooSpent time with our friend Jakob, meal at Aria restaurant then night-time photosArrive in Cairns then travel to Palm CoveSnorkelling in the Great Barrier ReefHelicopter ride over the Great Barrier ReefArrive in Brisbane on way to Cook IslandsArrive in Auckland on way to Cook IslandsRelax on Cook Islands at the Rumours of RomanceArrive in Auckland again on way homeArrive in Los Angeles on way homeHome again!
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May 12 2009, 09:35 AM
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We spent a bit of time relaxing/sleeping in our hotel room and checking out local TV (AXN-Asia is our favourite) then went for a stroll to the Forbidden City. One thing we quickly found is that the maps are very deceptive about how big this place is... took us an hour to travel 3cm on the map!! By the time we strolled along the northern edge of the Forbidden City, we were insanely thirsty and ready for food. We hadn't really seen any nice restaurants along the walk so strolled back to the hotel, stopped in a food store across the road for provisions (bottled water, iced tea, Pocky and crisps) then had dinner in the hotel Cantonese restaurant Li Jing Xuan. Had prawn dumplings, wok-fried vegetables, noodles, scallops and Peking duck (bones included). Was expensive but nice - only fault is I'm not keen on eating duck meat off its spine (and definitely not with chopsticks!).
Shared a bath filled with salts and rose petals then went to bed.
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