Wednesday, November 5, 2008

DOING TOURIST-TYPE THINGS IN BEIJING

We started in Beijing and did a lot of tourist things there.

This is a ride through one of the hutongs of Beijing.






This is the famed bird's nest stadium at the 2008 Olympic Park--with some of our group in the foreground.








Walking through a park, we saw many people doing various forms of exercise and "practice." This man is practicing writing Chinese characters--using a special brush and water, since water is cheap and will "go away" without leaving marks in the park.