These photos are from our excurtion to the BaDaLing section of the Great Wall. It was really, really foggy that day. So visibility was rather poor. Still a great experience. There were tons of people there. It was a slippery walk; I only almost fell once. :)
The photos below are from a weekend trip to Beijing. We wanted to see the Olympic Park and the stadiums. Unfortunately, this was as close as we could get. They were (and still are) doing a lot of work on it. So it was completed fenced off. Still one of the coolest places I've ever been. I love the Olympics. It was really amazing to be at the stadiums.
The Bird's Nest.
The Bird's Nest.
The Bird's Nest (on the right) and the Water Cube (on the left). You can't see the Water Cube very well. But its in the far background behind the white tents.
The following pictures are some random pictures I've taken during some adventures around the TJ. The city might not be a hot tourist or sightseeing destination, but we've managed to find some interesting things to do and have quite a lot of fun as well.
It is no secret...I love FuWa! These are the official Beijing Olympic Mascots. Fu means happy and wa means children. So literally fuwa means 'happy children.' But most often, in English, they are referred to as the Friendlies. They too are everywhere. It is awesome. I have also made Jeff and Keith love FuWa as well. They are very easy to love. This is a little FuWa display that is conveniently located right along one of our regular bus routes. So of course, we had to stop one day to take pictures. Fantastic!
A peacock statue near the FuWa.
Jeff and Keith being Jeff and Keith...enough said. :)
We like to get Starbucks as often as we can. A nice reminder of home. Plus they have dark chocolate mocha frappuccinos. Delicious. I don't think they have this creation in the states yet...I hope it does by the time I come home.
Yay! Mom!! We found this store while wandering around one of the malls. So I had to take a picture.
Jeff and Keith needed to hair cuts, so I documented the entire experience. There was one woman at the salon that spoke a bit of English, so the boys told her how they wanted their hair cut, then she would translate to the stylist. It actually worked quite well.
And their hair looks very nice...I am going to wait to get my hair trimmed until I get back to the states. It makes me too nervous.
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