Beijing 4
We need to see the Giant Pandas
After a couple of stops, including a rickshaw ride in Old Beijing and a stop at a Pearl Factory, we made it out the Bird’s Nest. The site of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was impressive if not, unphotogenic. Small business “vendors” were very prominent here as well. Our next stop […]
The Great Wall of China
Day two in Beijing started out with a visit to a Jade Factory and then some touring at the Ming Tombs. After lunch we headed to the Great Wall at Badaling. We decided to take the Cable Car to the top which would give more time to walk around and then down. We have more […]
Sights of Beijing
Here are a couple of photos from our last night in Harbin. We left Harbin on Monday morning heading to Beijing, where we are going to spend 5 days being tourists. After two days of being tourists, we can honestly tell you that Beijing is big. The traffic is crazy and the pedestrians are even […]
We’re Tourists Now
Goodbye Harbin, hello Beijing!!! After a week of being snow sculptors in Harbin our thoughts have turned to being tourists in Beijing. We’ve been told that the population here is around 22 million people. It is a tad bit bigger than Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Our first day here was subdued as we were getting our […]
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