Day 3 Monday Beijing

We went to Tiananmen Square this afternoon to do some shopping before we begin our train trip from Beijing to Lhasa. It's been hot in Beijing but today cooled down to about 80 with some rain showers in the afternoon.

We are staying at my brother-in-laws apartment in north Beijing not far from the Summer Palace. Out our window we could see a woman practicing some form of tai-chi.


At tiananmen square it was very hazy.


Still some of the old Beijing can be found just a few steps from the city center and across the street from some high-end shopping.




Our train tickets to Lhasa. Hard sleeper one-way is 813 Yuan or about $120.