Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thanks For Reading!!
I'm home now!! Back in the good ole' USA!! Not sure where I am headed to next, but for the short time I am in Ohio. Thanks for taking the time to see what I was up to in Beijing. I had a great trip!!
Summer Palace Again!
my first trip to the Summer Palace was on a very high pollution day. I only stayed on the east and north parts of the entire property. Today I took the western edge to walk through. There were less people and the willow trees gave me great shade from the sun. A great Fall day!
The Emperors stayed in their palace high up on the hill.
You can see the old and new together. The tall building in the background is the Senso Steel building about two blocks from my hotel.
The Emperors stayed in their palace high up on the hill.
You can see the old and new together. The tall building in the background is the Senso Steel building about two blocks from my hotel.
Chinese Flag Raising on Tianaman Square
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MreprzOMV2g
This was the best video I could find of the dawn flag raising.
We took a cab at 5:15 am to make sure we had a spot for the 6:04 am flag raising. We muscled our way to the front of the crowd. The Forbidden City sits across the street where the soldiers will walk out with the flag.
The crowd is amassing! Lots of coughing going on, but that is normal!
Here comes the flag!
This is shot facing Mao's tomb in the far distance. I went to see him later in the day!
This was the best video I could find of the dawn flag raising.
We took a cab at 5:15 am to make sure we had a spot for the 6:04 am flag raising. We muscled our way to the front of the crowd. The Forbidden City sits across the street where the soldiers will walk out with the flag.
The crowd is amassing! Lots of coughing going on, but that is normal!
Here comes the flag!
This is shot facing Mao's tomb in the far distance. I went to see him later in the day!
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