Beijing Day 3: Officially Cooked. SOS!

[Florence Stark]

That's intense! The Forbidden City and a museum all in one day. The queues at the National Museum are incredibly long.

[Theresa Sporer]

Where are you guys staying? I'm not sure which hotel to book.

[Sonja Schroeder]

I'm staying at a Super 8 near Beijing South Railway Station, it's 280 RMB per night. It's pretty decent if you bring your own disposable bed linens, as the hotel ones don't feel very clean.

[Joseph Thompson]

I have flat feet. After power-walking around Universal Studios for two days, last night my feet hurt just touching the ground. I bought a basin and soaked them for an hour. Feeling a bit better today, so I'm back to power-walking at the Forbidden City.

[Leslie Kunde]

So envious! I still have another day at the Forbidden City tomorrow, and I can barely walk anymore.

[Lorraine Rau]

Attended the flag-raising at dawn, went straight into the Forbidden City afterwards, then the Old Summer Palace in the afternoon. I walked so much I felt like sparks were flying!

[Lorena Runolfsson]

That's incredible!

[Kevin Harris]

Is it cold enough to wear a woolen coat, dear?

[Emma Kihn]

Not cold.

[Dr. Cheryl Willms]

30,000 steps every day for 5 days. The happiest moment each day was collapsing into bed.

[Abel Schulist MD]

So true! The best part is finally lying in your own bed at home.

[Dr. Danny Bayer]

It's true, every tourist visiting Beijing can't believe that exploring just one major attraction a day can be utterly exhausting. But when we Beijingers travel elsewhere, it's the opposite – everything seems so small and close. We can visit several places in a day and still have time left over, wondering where to go next!

[Mr. Carlton Johnston]

Just getting from the Summer Palace to Universal Studios feels like a journey in itself. Besides Beijing, only Shanxi province gives me that same feeling of vastness – you definitely need to self-drive there.

[Courtney Hickle Jr.]

Totally! I just took a walk around my neighborhood today and, oh my god, 13,000 steps already!

[Colin Cronin]

This afternoon, after leaving Beihai Park, I had to walk endlessly through the hutongs to get to the subway station. They were so, so, so, so long! I was about to break down. There were no share bikes anywhere, and I was absolutely exhausted.