Beijing
December 2001
Can you imagine going to see The Great Wall in sub-freezing temperatures? Well we did. People have said to me that I wouldn’t be real Chinese if I didn’t see The Great Wall. Even if it meant going in the middle of winter, I just had to conquer. Derrick and I took our “Buddha Pic” but I’ve got to say that my nipples were freezing as I took my shirt of – it was that cold. Other highlights of the trip include eating Peking duck, eating fried strawberries and other roaches, and meeting this American white girl from Oregon who actually spoke better Mandarin than Derrick and I combined.
Entrance to the Forbidden City
Derrick and I outside Tiananmen Square
Inside Forbidden City
The Great Wall
We conquered the Wall!
Temple of Heaven
A young lookin’ Kevin
Time for our daily face wash!
One of the many rooftops at the Summer Palace
Typical Beijing Traffic
Moving Day
What you can expect to find at the local food market
The Great Wall
Enjoying my deep fried strawberries!
