More pictures! (Assuming the last upload of pictures made it onto the blog [which we can not access from China].) Let's see if I can describe these photos in the order I think they will show on the page...
1. C & C standing in front of the Forbidden City paying respect to the late Chairman Mao. We are looking towards Tian'anmen Square, the largest square in the world.
2. C & C standing in front of the "lovers tree" in the Imperial Garden within the Forbidden City. While the Imperial Garden pales in comparison to the size and beauty of the Summer Palace, it does have a LOT of charm.
3. Before getting a rickshaw ride through the hutongs; our driver in the picture was excellent in getting us through the narrow alleys. Afterwards, we had lunch in a local home in the hutongs.
4. Dinner on our last night in Beijing: Roast Peking duck (eaten rolled in a pancake with scallions, cukes, and hoisin sauce), chicken and eggplant, and sauteed cabbage (yummmmmm). A few more dishes were delivered to our table as we finished eating all we could fit in our bellies and, like good guests, we started eating them. It turned out they were for the table next to us and the waitress who delivered the food to our table got the stink eye from the lead waitress as she took the food off our table.
5. Welcome to Xi'an! Here's what we saw as we exited the train station in Xi'an. People everywhere! And Xi'an only has a mere 7 million people compared to 16 million in Beijing. You can see the city wall that surrounds the city to keep the rebels out.
Btw, Chris and I just had a one hour massage in our hotel room... there were giggles from being tickled coupled with silence from the sheer enjoyment.
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Your last note about the massages made me laugh! Love ya both!
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