Away in Beijing

Our trip to Beijing was too soon and unexpected. We were still experiencing jetlag and the schedule our tour had was not helping our recovery. It was also frightfully freezing outdoors so that walking around was anything but pleasant. This is how the first day began.

We traveled to tiananmen square, the Forbidden City, and a big shopping place. The forbidden city was the most beautiful attraction of the day. It was so gigantic and breathtaking! My favorite part was a garden, probably where all the emperor's wives would hangout. He only has about 1,000.

The second luckily was not as frigid. It was even(dare I say)warm! We visited the Jade Factory, the infamous Great Wall, Olympic Park, and the Silk Store. Here's a picture of a funny fish made out of jade.

The Great Wall--

I really loved Olympic Park. The buildings were so amazing! I can't even imagine being able to swim in the water cube!

The third day we saw the Chinese flag being hoisted, Mao's memorial, the Temple of Heaven, the Pearl Market, and the military museum. It was mostly really really boring. The Temple of Heaven was the exception. It had peace and beauty in a garden setting. We saw the building that is apparently God's office.

The final finishing day to our vacation was wonderful. The summer palace was stunning. It was the best of the old buildings. There were a few buildings surrounding a lake in gorgeous gardens. Here is also located the longest corridor in the world.

Lastly we visited the silk street market. I didn't see any silk weirdly enough, but there were many shops to bargain at. I have found that shopping is so much more fun when there is bargaining. I like to bargain more than any type of shopping.

As our vacation came to a close I decided that it was a very fun and rewarding time to explore Beijing. It began not so good, and ended in joy. We were all overjoyed to be back home in Weihai and loved our cafeteria mystery meal.

Speaking of mystery meals, in high school I always hear the stories that we don't know what we're eating in the school cafeteria. In China we REALLY don't know exactly what we're eating, usually. This next week I'll be taking a picture of every meal to show just how mysterious the food really is.