Day 1- Beijing
Today was the first full day in Beijing. We spent it walking around and getting acquainted with the city. It is shocking the different standards of living between the haves andthe have-nots. We walked through Tiananmen Square and saw the outside ofthe Forbidden city- very neat and huge! Lunch was tastey andcheap Chinese food! We had way too much food and only paid 10$. Have I told you howmuch I love Chinesefood??
We saw the Lama Temple, a huge Tibetan Temple andn the drum tower. We also discovered the famous back alleyways of Beijing from the seat of a rickshaw. I
The weather is hot but because of the smog it's not too sunny, which is nice. There is a ton of construction because ofthe upcoming 2008 Olympics so many of the sites are under construction and no matter what direction you look you see scaffolding. But I must say that the city is a lot cleaner then I expected.I haven't seen any garbage on the ground at all. very pleasant!
Thats all for now!
Stay tuned...
posted by Nic @ 5:17 PM
3 Comments:
Hello Nic All my love Dad Wish i was with you.
Hello again Nicole dad calling. You can't go anywhere without trouble following you. Headline in page 3 of paper Aug 11 "VENUS" ravages China.Typhoon to the south of you. Hope the quote torrential rains stay to the south of you. Love to hear from you How was the Great Wall and the city of Xi'an which i beielve is close to or in the foothills of the mountains. Enjoy Suzhou on your bicycles wear a mac. "All you need is Love de de de de d." dad
Hi Nicole:
It's Fri Aug 11th here in Toronto. While you are in China, Jane and I went to Paris/Rome/Egypt/Hollywood and Venice. Yep...we were in Las Vegas. Hot/hot/hot and we had a great three days.
Return home not fun. Had to be at airport three hours before departure and lined up for two of them to clear the heightened security.
Sounds like you are having an amazing time yet again (hope the typhoon was far away from you).
Love David (and Jim)
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