Our First Stop:
Tian'anmen Square
Our National Guide Michael
first view
The world's largest Square
cool kite
lots of flowers for National Day (the equivalent of our Fourth of July)
The Chairman
The Forbidden City
cuties! the little girls usually wore some type of headress or crown while visiting these tourist sites
large crowds looking into the halls and temples
so many funny signs
Finally!!! A Starbucks! But, inside the Forbidden City....?
the moat around the innnermost part of the city
The Pearl Factory and Kunming Lake
showing us the cultured pearls before we began our shopping frenzy
our ferry across the Lake Kunming
one of my favorite pics of the trip
part of our group
papparazzi shot
I couldn't resist taking this shot. I was laughing and the staff thought I was nuts!
Driving through Beijing
The Peking Opera