While drinking green tea we bought in China I have gone through our photos and uploaded a large selection to Picasa. Take a look at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102526380860843893580/2012China?authuser=0&feat=directlink
By the way, after sitting through what was effectively an infomercial at the green tea factory I now firmly believe that green tea can cure all ailments! It's the tea polyphenol you know. I'm drinking mine, and you can reuse the leaves five times. :)
And another note on China. Our best weather and clearest skies were in Beijing and we were very lucky to have that. And, as hot as it was there, the humidity was much lower than what we endured the rest of our trip.
Thank you China Highlights for putting together a great tour and to each of our guides and drivers for getting us here and there while helping us undertand what we were experiening and seeing.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
China Tour Day One.
This is our first full day in China. Our first "day" was yesterday but there was only 30 minutes before it was gone!
We were busy. Sharon and I slept until about 7:00am and then showered, dressed, and went for a walk. We met the rest of the gang back at the hotel for breakfast and then loaded in the van with our tour guide, Ada, and our driver. Off to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The square is huge and packed with people. Actually not really packed, because they could have gotten a lot more in there. We were amused when more than one family asked to have pictures taken with us. We were quite the celebrities.
The sun was intense as was the heat. We walked from about 10:30 until almost 1:00 when we took a break for lunch. Seeing the Forbidden City was quite the experience but it took a lot out of all of us and we needed a respite. Lunch was in a local restuarant and we had an assortment of dishes. We described them as a sample of tastes and flavors from around the world. Chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, fish, and many vegetables.
After lunch we went to the Drum Tower - wow what a climb. Seventy steps and big steps up to the top. That did us in, but we were entertained by drumming and views before we grabbed the rails to head back down. Before the tower we had a rickshaw ride and learned of how the locals lived and visited a private residence.
Our day concluded with a performance of Chinese Acrobats. All I can say is "Wow!" Acrobatics, and juggling, and even motorcycles in a cage. Dinner was noodles in a place close to our hotel and then we retiredto our rooms. Sharon and I showered and collapsed!
We were busy. Sharon and I slept until about 7:00am and then showered, dressed, and went for a walk. We met the rest of the gang back at the hotel for breakfast and then loaded in the van with our tour guide, Ada, and our driver. Off to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The square is huge and packed with people. Actually not really packed, because they could have gotten a lot more in there. We were amused when more than one family asked to have pictures taken with us. We were quite the celebrities.
The sun was intense as was the heat. We walked from about 10:30 until almost 1:00 when we took a break for lunch. Seeing the Forbidden City was quite the experience but it took a lot out of all of us and we needed a respite. Lunch was in a local restuarant and we had an assortment of dishes. We described them as a sample of tastes and flavors from around the world. Chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, fish, and many vegetables.
After lunch we went to the Drum Tower - wow what a climb. Seventy steps and big steps up to the top. That did us in, but we were entertained by drumming and views before we grabbed the rails to head back down. Before the tower we had a rickshaw ride and learned of how the locals lived and visited a private residence.
Our day concluded with a performance of Chinese Acrobats. All I can say is "Wow!" Acrobatics, and juggling, and even motorcycles in a cage. Dinner was noodles in a place close to our hotel and then we retiredto our rooms. Sharon and I showered and collapsed!
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| We Picked Up A Few Kids |
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| Crowds Of Umberallas |
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| Ada And Sharon |
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| Beautiful Buildings |
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| It Was Good To Be Emporer |
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| Rickshaw Ride |
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| The Drum Tower |
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| Kids Posing |
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| Juggelrs At Acrobatics Show |
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| Acrobatics Show |
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