Saturday, July 2, 2011

China: Friday

Here we are looking for breakfast. We were trying to be cheap by not paying for it at the hotel but instead we ended up walking around for over an hour. Our first place was closed and we got sort of lost going to the next place. We finally settled on Japanese noodles. (In America we have very different foods for each meal: cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and meat for dinner. In Asia they have the same thing for every meal.)

Chairman Mao's body is here in Tiananmen Square. He actually wanted to be cremated but they decided to embalm adn display his body instead. You can see it from 8-12, M-F.

We're pretty sure they just use Google translator for their signs. Someone who speaks English and Chinese could make a killing by providing a correct translation. Anyone know what 'speeling' means?

The view of the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square.

How about this for security in Tiananmen Square? They had cameras and military people everywhere. I guess they also have undercover people as well so that no uprising can happen. I wouldn't mess around in China.

The Forbidden City. It's where the royal family lived. The center walkway was only for the royals, anyone else would be killed.

One of the many buildings in the Forbidden City.

Beautiful decoration on a slope next to stairs.

After walking all over for breakfast and then through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City the boys dragged me up a hill to see the rooftops.

And the rooftops of the Forbidden City. It was huge.

We tried to take a taxi to lunch after but everyone refused so we walked to what looked like a close place. Not only was it pretty far away but we also got lost. I was so exhausted by the time we arrived. These boys made me WORK.

For dinner we went to a North Korean restaurant that had a show as entertainment. It was an interesting but even more foreign experience than China.

Dog meat. No thanks.

A study recently came out from North Korea though. It said that the #1 happiest place to live is North Korea. #2 is China. Something tells me it might have been rigged...

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