Fall at the Old Summer Palace

One of our favorite places to go in Beijing to escape the urban jungle, is the Old Summer Palace, which is a park/garden built around the ruins of the old palace, that was twice destroyed by foreign invaders.  I actually prefer it to the regular Summer Palace--something so beautiful arising from old ruins is really charming.
And the boys love the hiking paths up and down the hills all over the park.
This weekend, was a smogfree, autumn smorgasbord of a day and we drank it in.

cruising around the lakes at sunset