Trainfull of Danes built for rugger
Thro' the night, a prayer on a wing,
The Emperor was a horny old bugger -
First thoughts of weary, ancient Beijing.
Tiananmen Square and Old Mao's tomb
Belie the huge development
Fuelled by the colossal boom
That'll make it China's firmament.
Day 16 The Great Wall
Up multiple steps, through seas of hawkers
We found this impressive, rice-glued wall -
With forts for archers bowling yorkers
Against Mongolians they didn't like at all.
So up and down and along we went
Till the hill sign said Hollywood
In Chinese, that's what it meant -
For photographs we posed and stood.
Describe our consternation
When a bride and groom we found,
Beyond wildest imagination
For adverts, I'll be bound
The Dong Jiao Min Xiang place
Pretty posh and then some,
Somewhere to stay and not lose face.
Day 17 - Last day in Beijing
"Not luxurious imagination"
But a walk around the lake
Summer Palace a fascination,
Caligraphy lessons I did take.
Seen the biggest Buddha in the world,
Peking duck tonight we'll get
Lahma'd out and flags all furled
For the airport we're all set.
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