First snowfall of the winter

Looking out the window from beneath the bedcovers, it seemed rather dark and gloomy. However, it was already past 10 in the morning and I’d promised to go to the Temple of Heaven with Xy, so I reluctantly crawled out from the warm comfort of my bed, glancing outside once more. It was snowing! Beautiful…

So anyway, we went to the Temple of Heaven as planned. There were more people than we’d expected, not to mention several tour groups – Thai, HK, Japanese…you name it. The Chinese architecture was just as impressive and brightly coloured as most of the buildings in the Summer Palace, the Bell & Drum Tower in Xi’an, etc. except that the T of H is round. It looks as if there are 3 stories from the outside, but it’s actually just one storey with a really high ceiling.

We were lucky to see a guzheng performance. I don’t know how the girls were able to play without anything to protect their hands from the freezing cold. Amazing. But I think we did pretty well, not falling down the slippery marble steps and not losing any fingers or toes from frostbite.

The gardens reminded me of those romantic winter scenes from K dramas. There was a brave little kid rolling around in the snow…so cute!