Beijing Outing: The Summer Palace

I get SOME free time here and there to do fun things in Beijing.  Unfortunately, they usually involve doing them with my boss's family and/or kids!

Last weekend we went to the Summer Palace in Beijing.  One of my travel books talked about it:  "In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value." It is a popular tourist destination but also serves as a recreational park."

So we rented a little motor boat and hung out on Kunming Lake with some snacks for the afternoon!