April 29, 2007Ni Hao from Beijing, China! We arrived in Beijing last night (Sat.). This city is really cool. Downtown is so clean. They even have an Outback Steakhouse across the street from the hotel. How awesome is that? I can tell you… its pretty dang awesome. We have eaten there twice already.
We decided to come here for three days to get a little R&R in for all the hard work at the show and visiting factories all last week. Becky and Paul have been gone a total of two weeks now. They were in Japan the week before Ashley and I arrived. So, the stop in Beijing is going to be enjoyable by all.
Beijing is a world famous historical and cultural city. There are so many things to do here and historical spots see. We decided to take a couple of tours to get the real deal behind Beijing. We had a little private tour today put on by the hotel. It was awesome. Our tour guide David was great. He grew up here and knows everything there is to know about Beijing.
Below you will see what we saw on our tour today. Click on the link to learn a little about each spot. It will take you to a China Travel Guide website that gives a small summary and pictures of each location.
First stop was Tiananmen Square:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/tianan.htm
Second stop was the Forbidden City:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/forbidden.htm
Third stop was the Llama Temple:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/yonghe.htm
Forth stop was the Temple of Heaven:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/heaven/
All the stops today were awesome. It was tons of walking though. With all the stops, it had to be 5+ miles of walking around looking at things and taking pictures. All the walking wore us all out by the end of the tour. My favorite stop today would be the Forbidden City. There were a lot of cool things to see, and a lot of history to learn. There was so much to learn, I don’t even know where to begin. That’s why I supplied you with the links.
Tomorrow we visit the Great Wall of China and the Ming Tombs. I think out of all the stops, I am the most excited about the Great Wall. I can’t wait to see it. Then we are off to Chengdu to meet up with Scott and the Xiamen/Thailand staff. I will send another update real soon. Hope you enjoyed it!
Josh’s Chinese Lesson of the Day:
Bu Yao (boo yah) – No Need
Bu Yao worked well for all the people that walk up to you and try to sell you stuff you don’t want!
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