SPOT THE ERROR - BEIJING 7

Another one found outside a mosque but this one is really funny.
I think it is meant to be: "Please do not wear short skirt or inappropriate attire in the mosque".

*tutu: a short skirt made of many folds of stiff material, worn by ballet dancers.
[Longman Online English Dictionary]

BEIJING LAST DAY - BULLET TRAIN TRIP

Finally, we had come to the last day of our stay in Beijing and it was time to say "goodbye". The journey home started real early in the morning as all the luggage had to be in the coaster before 7:30 a.m. Initially, the coaster would take all our things to Tianjin while the tourists would be taken on a bullet train ride without the luggage to bother. Unfortunately, that morning, there was a very heavy fog so the highway was closed and the original plan had to be cancelled. We had to travel on the bullet train with our big and bulky bags but the main worry was how to do that with many bags and small children tagging along at the same time.

So off we went to this impressive and modern bullet train terminal. Even the staff who were on duty were dressed like air-stewardess. The train just started its service by the end of June this year so everything was still brand new.

A park in the station

And the best part of it was when suddenly the chief staff (I supposed) approached us and to our relief, all the luggage was then taken by other station crew members on trolleys and sent to the train. Not only that, before departure time while the local passengers had to queue up to bard the train, our group was given special treatment to go down to the platform first like VIPs. With this kind of service given to tourists, I would not hesitate to come again next time.

free mineral water for everybody

all the bags in the background belonged to our group

the fastest speed of the train recorded

a souvenir bought on the train

The Beijing-Tianjin which supposedly took 1 hour and a half on a normal road was cut short to only 45 minutes. Oh how we wished the train ride could be longer. Another life's memorable moment had happened but it happened too fast, just too fast.

TO BE CONTINUED...

SPOT THE ERROR - BEIJING 6

[found outside a mosque]

There is just one spelling error and many are having problem spelling this word actually.

BEIJING DAY 5 - MIXED IMAGES

One more posting, I am done with my Beijing trip. So let's look at the remaining images of the fifth day of the stay there.

the Beijing Tower [I think] from the coach window

blood donating campaign bus outside the zoo

a Chinese nurse on duty at the blood donation bus

a beautiful leafless tree outside the zoo

the restaurant that served the best food (in my opinion)
an indication to know whether the restaurant served halal food is by looking at the signboard which should be green in colour and sometimes with Arabic calligraphy

the Muslim street

an old woman beggar outside the mosque
just imagine how she had to sit begging in the cold winter [mode: sad]

an Islamic elementary school

outside the Muslim supermarket

people queuing up for halal meat

I was not sure why the people were queuing up

any translator who can help?

halal cakes on sale in the supermarket

old but still useful

SPOT THE ERROR - BEIJING 5

Found in a restaurant

Many people must have left their belongings behind at this place.

BEIJING DAY 5 - THE TEA SHOP

This was the final compulsory shop/factory. The session was more interactive and we were introduced to tea drinking culture among the Chinese. We were served with variety of hot Chinese tea like the Black and Oolong tea. At the same time, we were also told how men and women should hold the small tea cup differently. If a man holds the cup, like a woman, he is then half man, half woman. Oops!

the beautiful wallpaper

tea sets on sale

However, in the end, we did not even buy a single tea leaves. The prices were too high in the first place and we do not think tea that much. I was sure there was still a lot of stock at home. However, we opted out for something fancier - the magic mugs which could be taken home as souvenirs. Hopefully, we did not disappoint the salesgirls and the tourist guide. [We believed that the tourist guide was given commission for anything bought from the places visited]

Two excited boys experimenting with the magic mug in the hotel room :)
[sorry I do not know how to rotate the video to the horizontal position]

SPOT THE ERROR - BEIJING 4

Where can I get a speaking cellphone?