my beijing honeymoon

ive got few readers who keep on emailing asking for my beijing trip. im not sure what to write sebenarnye. hehe.

i think i reviewed my beijing (so called honeymoon trip) sampai day 1 je. hahaha.

so, this entry is more like informasi jela.. what i ate, where i stayed, which tour group i joined, blablabla. if you find this entry informative, thank you, if not..sorry ye.

so, both of us flew with Apple Muslim Holiday via MAS (a 6-hr journey) from 21st Dec 2010 - 26 Dec 2010. it was during winter- the package is slightly higher. we were told, malaysians love to go beijing during winter /autumn hence the price is slightly higher. anyway, you can go to beijing with cheaper price during spring  (now tak silap dalam  rm1500++ each) and er, do not go there during summer. panas gila. as all of us know, beijing has this iklim melampau. kalau panas, panas sgt, kalau sejuk, sejuk sangat. malaysia mmg panas, so pergi jela musim bunga ke ..musim sejuk ke.. ok?

so, we secure our trip masa dekat matta fair. trust me when i say, this apple muslim holiday offers the most expensive package compared to others. ada je yang full tour + ticket+hotel, termasuk tax and all, tak sampai 2k pon. ours was rm2800- all inclusive(will reconfirm again on the actual price, could be a bit less or more). why on earth we chose this tour? masa dekat booth tuh, they had a huge booth, and all the customers yg datang are mostly return customers. pr mmg tersangatlah bagus. i HIGHLY recommend this company lah. you may check their website  here (Apple Vacations & Sdn Bhd) and click the Apple Muslim Holiday to find out more. Plus, certain tour kan kene tunggu at least 20 ppl baru bleh fly kan? this tour kalau 10 org pon they still fly. 

 dulu saye begini. sekarang, sila kali 3 ye.

we flew tgh malam and sampai dalam pukul 5.15 pagi. lepas tuh pergi toilet and get into our thermal wear. sejuk betul masa tuh, but ada je yang still boleh terima weather tu.. it was around -2degC at that time (masa pergi tianmen square it was -7degC. sejuk tuh still boleh tahan, tapi angin die lain macam sungguh). bolehla handle lagi. just yours truly mmg cikeding n tak tahan sejuk, mmg kene pakai thermal wear. so we took our sweet time tukar baju n semua group yang lain (different agencies) terkejar2 nak check out dekat imegresen. we were the last group to arrive there but were the first group to check out. ha ha ha. pandai kan our tour leader, melayu, tapi pr sangatlah bagus, and know how to negotiate. loves him.

 l-r. andy (beijing tour guide- indonesian spoken) & zues (apple tour leader)

i will elaborate more on the places we've visited.. okay? later la, not in this entry.

so we stayed at Mercure Beijing Downtown Hotel (not in the city, but very close to Beijing International School). We were the only Malaysians yang stay dekat hotel tuh. other groups semua stay dekat hotel cina. he he he. my god, loves the hotel. takdela expect that hotel sebagus itu, yela kita tour ikut tour group, but this agency mmg provide good accommodation. kalau ada rezeki ke beijing, i will stay at this hotel. depan hotel tuh ada kedai runcit kecik, semua pon ada. just they dont understand english, susah sikit nak explain apa kita nak. but we've got our gam kasut dekat situ lah. murah pulak tuh. and the fruits, ya allah sedapnye..murah gilaaaaa.

our room

the food? we went to different kedai each time. i think the worst kedai is during our first day- a thai restaurant. paling tak sedap. takde thai langsung. okayla, have to admit that this beijing ppl mmg jaga pemakanan. they dont eat spicy food. so..mmg tak pedas langsung. n ada satu cili ni, kecik je..macam rupa cili kering tapi saiz macam cili padi. bukan pedas, tapi membakar lidah. my advice, dont eat that thing. nanti asyik nak minum air je. toilet pon susah sebab takde air. ha ha ha.

anyway, my personal fav is this restaurant. dont bother asking the name, because i cant remember. heh. i was told this is the only place u can get peking duck yang halal di beijing (let me know kalau ada tempat lain jugak ye). oh btw, peking duck tersangatlah tak sedap, rasa macam plastik. 

food at that night were great, paling sedap lah. these are some of the meal..

we had lebih kurang 12 lauk..lepas tuh ada buah-buahan.

burrrrp. opps.

so far (sebab baru travel bersama sekali je), we had the most amazing experience. our group pon best..happening je.. flew with another 3 families. and er, siapa cakap shopping dekat beijing mahal? tipula...(or memang tak pandai negotiate). heh, of course designer goods are expensive ..but fake items mmg super murah.. yg penting bila negotiate, bila org tuh tekan calculator, terus mark down sampai 90% ye. it worked everytime for me ye. kata pon beli barang tipu kan? anddd, jangan cakap bahasa melayu depan dierorg..dieorg paham okei. kalau boleh mengejalah seperti saya. hahaha

itu jelah setakat ini. more review coming.. hm..did i miss anything?

our plan was to go turkey next year, tapi terpaksa dikuburkan sementara waktu sebab sudah pregnant. hehe. our group leader, ada tulis sikit2 pasal trip ni dekat sini.

happy wednesday!