First picture in Beijing - it's a good thing we haven't needed this! This was a half block from our hotel.
Learning to do laundry - instructions by Nan
Homage to Mao - note plain-clothes security on the left! - 3/5/09
Admiring the rooftops at the Summer Palace - 3/6/09
View through a window at the Summer Palace
On the island of the Summer Palace grounds, facing the main buildings
Shopping for pearls with Nan's former student Katherine Zhao at Cathie Jewelry (Cathie's on the right) - 3/7/09
Local noodle shop at lunchtime
Near Houhai - lake region of Beijing, a crowd gathers to watch some games of Go.
More Go
Katherine and I looking at the map of the Houhai region
At 'Made In China' in the Grand Hyatt - Dinner on Saturday
Nan and Katherine and their new pearls
Panorama of the Summer Palace - note the island in the distance is the same as another picture facing opposite direction
A lucky Dragon/Turtle (and my shadow) at the Forbidden City - Sunday 3/8/09
Nan and I stop for a rest - still with our audioguide earpieces in.
Impressive lion guarding the Forbidden City
Katherine and I ponder Mao's teachings under a painting created in the spirit of the last supper, with Mao's heirs depicted - at the Red Capitol Club for dinner on Sunday
Red Capitol Club - a very hidden restaurant in a small hutong that contains personal relics from Mao including photographs of Mao with Nixon, Che, Ho Chi Min, and a collection of his guns.
The Sacred Way at the Ming Tombs - Monday 3/9/09
Map of the Mutianyu section of the great wall
Us before we started climbing the wall - a pic from our French comrade.
Hard to see, but the wall continues in the distance along the far mountain ridge - the towers stick up and are easier to see
Guess where we are now? - Monday 3/9/09
View from the top
End of the Mutianyu section - not allowed to go further due to disrepair
Panorama at the wall - if you look closely you can see the wall continue in the middle/left of this picture along the mountain ridge
I descend from the highest part of the Mutianyu section of the wall
Running out of air
Subway success! On the way to the Olympic Village - Tuesday 3/10/09
Inside the Bird's Nest
One of the many members of the Noah-Nan Fan Club that wanted their picture with us - she was 12 years old
Aquatic Cube to the left, Bird's Nest on the right
We thought it was amazing they let the public onto the field - all for about US$7 per person
Inspiring Architecture of the Nest
Inside the Aquatic Cube
Note the surveillance cameras along the street lights (not the white speakers, the cameras are more hidden)
