China
History day
Beijing is a very old city. So if you’re into history you're going to love it here.
The Forbidden city
Wake-up early and visit the temple of heaven. Buy tickets online. If you're 60 years old or older, you get in for free. Next: The forbidden city. Buy tickets at least one month before visiting the forbidden city. No other place in China teems with so much history. If you have your tickets you can also enter the the national museum of China and the Tiananmen square. If you want more history, go to the summer palace and stroll around the many palaces and the beautiful botanical garden. This place is also free if you're 60 years or older.
District 798
If you want something completely else, because let's be honest, the temple of heaven and the forbidden city before noon, it's already a loooooottttt of history. So go to district 798. It’s a former army weapon factory and it's now turned into an art space. It’s a really cool neighborhood to hang around in the afternoon, enjoy some art galleries, shops and local beer breweries.
Traditional Chinese massage
You can’t leave China without experiencing a traditional Chinese massage. Book an appointment with Bodhi massage and you’ll have a proper one. Or do like us, and let your hotel make a reservation there. Just be aware, it’s not a relaxing massage. It’s actually pretty hard. But you can always tell the masseuse to be more soft. Not into a traditional Chinse massage, no prob, they have a menu full of other treatments. (;
