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I left the country on January 31, 2009 and was on the plane on Year's day. I arrived in Beijing on New Year's day. It was extremely cold and even colder when a huge unexpected snow storm happened the following morning after my arrival. Inspite of the weather, the tours went on. It was an unusual travel day for me but all were exciting including seeing snow flakes as the tour bus traversed the snow roads - a scene I seldom see and experience (not in fact) in the central coast in California. Beijing is a different world for me...weather, language, people, foods, cultures...and this made the trip colorful and more enticing! Jeah!
In the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu section
In front of the hotel during my first morning in Beijing.
Inside the hotel in Beijing
I love warnings...
One of the ways I communicated with Chinese people...
China currency...good Hindu Arabic numbers are also printed
Forbidden City
In the Ming Tomb...extremely cold!
Only in China...
Bicycles in Beijing...traffic jam but Cairo, Egypt is the worst
In front of the hotel in Beijing I stayed the snow fall
Tons of bicycles everywhere
In the pearl farm
In the silk farm
Very hazy sky in Beijing
In the jade factory
The Water Cube (2008 Summer Olympics) at night (taken from moving van)...
What's wrong...head rest of a plane seat.
Inside of the hotel lobby in Beijing where I stayed
Plane that took me to Beijing, China
Alley of the historic hutong community in Beijing with other tourists
Riding in the rickshaw in the hutong community in Beijing with other tourists from Germany
Bird's Nest, Beijing (where 2008 Summer Olympics were held)
Water Cube, Beijing (where swimming and diving competition during the 2008 Summer Olympics were held)
Beihai Park, Beijing
Tea House...extremely cold...wearing 2 jeans, warmer, down jacket underneath thick coat, turtle neck, 3 pairs of socks, scarf, bonnet, gloves...still cold...
Inside the tea house
Summer Palace during winter
Skaters on frozen lake
Lama Temple (in Guinness Book of Records)
Giant panda
Bird's Nest
Forbidden City
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