Hotel 81 Rosegarden & The Skewed Tobacco Pouch Street, Beijing 2009 - Day 6

Day 6 is purely for leisure and relaxes without any plan. We really need a day to wind out from our exhausted day 1-5. We woke up at 10am today and check out from Dong Si Fu Yuan. We had our breakfast nearby before taking train just up a station to Beixinqiao. It took us sometime before we could locate Hotel 81. It's off road from the Ghost Street. We were so excited when we entered into Hotel 81. It's one of a kind. A traditional Chinese courtyard style hotel! It's pretty expensive at CNY580 though. There is a plasma TV hanging on the wall, the toilet crafting are so beautiful, the atmosphere is peace and relax, top with the wonderful cold weather. It's just a perfect and wonderful place for us to fully relax ourselves. I was imagining myself if there is any chances to see a Kungfu man come flying in at night and fight at the courtyard. Lol I guess too much of watching those movie I. Anyway, check it out the pic! Of course we wouldn't want to waste one whole single day just to relax in the hotel. So at night we went to The Skewed Tobacco Pouch Street. It is one of the most famous hutongs in Beijing. There are many different kinds of bars, tea houses, coffee house and souvenir shops mushroomed on the street. The street is ablaze with lights, giving a homely atmosphere as we stroll around. The only thing which we can't stand is the cold and windy weather. Then we had our dinner nearby that street. I have being told that Beijing is also famous for 'Water Cook Fish'. We jokingly said it as 'Who Cook Fish' as the word 'sui' is rather similar for water and who. The fish is soaking in chili oil with lots of peppercorns and beansprout. It tastes good at first but it turnout very 'geli' after a few times of eating. It's not very spicy but somehow it will turn your tongue numb. We also ordered fried cabbage too. We then went strolling at Beijing famous eating street, Ghost Street aka Guijie. There are red lanterns, traditional courtyards and hundreds of restaurants along the street. We walk back to our Hotel 81 and took some night scene picture. Then, we started to pack our thing into luggage. We are going off to Tianjin and saying goodbye to memorable Beijing tomorrow morning.