Friday, August 04, 2006

Last China Post!

I'm sure everyone knows how many pictures I can take so I decided to put up my top 8 pictures on my last China post. Enjoy!
Number 8: My friend, Millito, and me!
Number 7: My bicycle and me in old Beijing!
Number 6: The Big Group shot in front of the boat. I can only remember certain names: Mitch, David, Mel, Lee, Sunny, Greg, Danny, Dave (I think) and of course Steven and Thomas!
Number 5: I took a picture of Mitch, but actually, I was taking a picture of the girl. Sorry Mitch. Haha!
Number 4: A girl from Thailand and me.
Number 3: Some of the cute dancers in a bar!

Number 2: Of course, I had to introduce myself.

Number 1: The finale. Our final night!

China 3: Ming Tombs!

These are the Ming Tombs. They go on forever. Appartently, they strech as far as the country of Singapore. My knowledge is lacking about this area though.

Here's a shot from another building.

If you zoom in, you will see it says, "Don't scribble." Appartently, you have to write neatly. Haha!

This is one of the emperors. Maybe Ming himself!

The front gate.
Bows and arrows from long before time!

One of the first areas of the Ming Tombs.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

China Trip 3: The Great Wall

Sometimes in life we get the opportunity to enjoy something truly spectacular. Visiting the Great Wall has been one on the most inspiring moments of my life. The amount of effort to build this Great Wall was magnificent. Climbing the Great Wall has been one of the pinnacles of my life. Here are some of the pictures.

This picture speaks for itself.

On my way up the Great Wall!


The journey to the top!

Thomas, myself, and Mitch exhausted but proud to be at the top of the Great Wall!
Steven has made it!
The Little America Crew at the top feeling good!

My last picture of this great wonder!

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

China Trip 2: Tea Ceremony and Circus!

After visiting the Forbidden City and Tenement Square, we went to a Tea Ceremony and an Acrobatics Show. It was fun!
This lady was demonstrating a traditional Tea Ceremony.
Look into the glass. You can see a flower blossoming.

This statue was outside the traditional tea house.


And now the Circus!!!


I don't know if I could do that!

The funny animals of the circus.

They were balancing themselves on a ball and a ledge. Wow!

Now this one is interesting, one man on bottom is on top of a ledge with two girls on each side and then another man is balancing himself on his head!

China Trip: Tenement Square and Forbidden City!

This will be the first of four installments of my trip to China. The first thing I'd say is that I had an awesome time!!!! It was great and I plan to return soon enough. The people were friendly and the food was cheap.

Here's me playing tour guide!
One of the first sights that I have seen: The front of Tenement Square.

This is the throne that the last emperor sat. His mother sat behind him and made all of the decisions because he was a child.

Inside the temple.

Not really sure what it is.

Another picture inside the garden.

I thought this sign whas funny!
This tree is called the Dragon's Paw!