Beijing Saturday May 3

Hello to all. We had a fun day of sightseeing at Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the summer palace, the silk factory and the pearl factory. And, a wonderful lunch and dinner, trying new things, some of which we had no clue what they were but we were adventurous and ate them. It rained pretty much the whole day and downpoured hard the whole time we were in T Square and the Forbidden City. So, not so good pictures from there, but we still had a great time just realizing where we were! Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and 80 for the great wall, so look for some good pics.




Now for today's pics! You can click on them to make them larger. These were the cutest girls at the summer palace who just kept staring at us (Americans) and smiling. They were fascinated. I had to take a picture so, of course, they got shy. :)

This is the view of Lake Kumming (I think) from the Summer Palace.

I thought this sign was funny and no one knew what they were really trying to say. It was posted above a stall in the ladies bathroom.

I LOVED these little dragons. They were on the edge of every building inside the forbidden city, but I never got a chance to ask Sherry (our guide) what the significance was. I'm sure I'll find out later.

This is me in front of the Forbidden City, standing in Tiananmen Square (in the rain):) You can see Mao's head right above the umbrella.

Mom, if you click on the little comment part on the bottom of this day's post, you can write to me.

Love to all!

Matt & Mary