Capital Hotel, Beijing
the hotel lobby, very pretty, although I'm not sure why there are...
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view from my hotel window
verrry hazy/polluted
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Front Gate of the Forbidden City
on one end of Tien An Men Square
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No buses, trumpets, or sirens
so no marching bands?
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The Mao Mausoleum
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Another view of the front gate
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Kite-flyers
in Tien An Men square
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Statue outside of Mao Mausoleum
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Soldiers at Mao Mausoleum
There were soldiers marching around all over the square, actually. Somehow,...
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Entrance to the Forbidden City
The photo of Mao is reaaaally big, and really well-maintained.
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Inside the Forbidden City
All of the buildings and art were being refurbished for the upcoming...
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Statues on the edge of the roof
All of the emperor's buildings were protected by the mythical creature...
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More protective creatures
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Water pot
For holding water to put out fires.
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Dragon drain
Definitely cuter than modern-day gutters.
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Guys fixing a building
A few of the buildings in the Forbidden City were being remodeled, and were...
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Un-retouched paint
See the difference?
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Stone dragon carving
In the Forbidden City (still)
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Water basin
when the Forbidden City was invaded, the invaders scraped off the gold (or...
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Pagoda
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Doorway
leaving the Forbidden City. Every doorway has a step like this, not good for...
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Female Foo Dog
With her baby
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Male Foo Dog
With his ball.
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The Summer Palace
Guy doing calligraphy on the ground with water
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Paddleboats!
But alas, nobody with whom I could paddleboat race...
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The Long Corridor
a long outdoor hallway that extended along the man-made lake, with murals on...
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Man-made lake
soooo big. Definitely a good use of the country's defense budget, yes?
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Marble boat
Pretty, but a little bit frivolous...
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Old city wall
The decrepit old wall surrounding old Beijing
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Street-crossing...
... was very dangerous, everywhere in the city. I'm pretty sure...
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Me on the Great Wall
We started our journey along the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling, I went up...
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Along the Great Wall
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Shallow steps
The steps were very uneven, some very steep and some very shallow. Most were...
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The un-refurbished portion
Mom and I made it to the end of where visitors could go. Beyond that,...
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Coming back down
You can see the snow, it was so pretty!
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Steep journey back
We made good use of the hand rails.
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View up the other direction
This was the less steep direction, much more crowded.
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Map of the Ming Tombs
The area where the Ming emperors were buried
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Trees
All cut down to the same height
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Animal statues
These animals guarded the pathway to the tombs
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Ming tomb camel
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Horse
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My favorite Ming Tomb statue
He's pretty funky.
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One of the tombs
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Drum tower in the Hutong section
The Hutongs are a very old section of Beijing, where the city...
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Old clock
This old clock was used in the drum tower so they'd know when to bang the...
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The world's largest drum
... formerly the world's largest drum...
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The view
View of the street below the drum tower
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The bell tower
The bell tower stood across the courtyard from the drum tower.
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Pedicabs
They took us from the drum tower around the Hutong area to one of the houses
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Hutong resident
She took us into her home, fed us tea and dried fruits, and told us a...
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Temple of Heaven
My last stop in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven. This is where the...
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