Wow, what an amazing day! I am completely fascinated with China- in so many ways it is like being in a different world. We spent the day with Angela, our guide, who is fantastic by the way, and our new friends, Jennifer, Dustin, Dalton and Eric. We had a blast! We started at the Summer Palace- here are some pics:
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| Following Angela and Jennifer into the gate of the Summer Palace. |
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| This sits on a huge man made lake around the Summer Palace. |
Buddhist Temple
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| This little girl and her Michael Jackson get up caught my eye and I just had to get a pic! |
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| The marble boat designed by the Empress. |
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| Angela and a street vendor. |
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| Lunch. And was it AMAZING! I could live here.... |
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| Kind of looks like the foliage back home right now! |
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| The Great Wall! |
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| Walking it! |
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| A watch tower. |
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| Aaron and his hat he bought from some eager sellers along the way. I've told him no more eye contact. He smiles and they reel him in.... |
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Eric loved Aaron's hat so much that he had to get one too!
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| Again, Aaron was attacked by eager sellers. Yep, we had to pay for this picture. |
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Hey look, they have cow crossings in Beijing too! Felt just like home for a minute.
Tomorrow it is off to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Temple and whatever else we can squeeze in along the way. Taking the subway and walking, no guide tomorrow- we are on our own! |
Marble Boat-beautiful! Pictures are great...so glad your enjoying your time...can't wait to hear how your guide free day goes!
ReplyDeleteOf course, I really really really want to see HER!!!!!
Can you even believe how close you are to meeting her!!!!!
Kelly
Looks like you are off to a great start in China!
ReplyDeleteIt's so exciting to read along with your adventures! It feels really good to be on this side of things! I'm glad you had a great day with a great lunch. That Angela is gorgeous by the way, glad you got her to guide you. Have fun and keep posting! (I am impressed that you are even putting up pictures too!)
ReplyDeleteYeah for pictures from Beijing! It looks like you are having a great time. Can't wait til Monday and we get to see you with Ava!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are having fun. Thanks for putting up pictures. Doug and I saw your dad and Aidan yesterday. They were getting donuts in Jeffersonville. So excited for you!
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