Saturday, December 7, 2013

More of Beijing......

Today was another really amazing day of exploring Beijing and the kids did amazingly well and had a blast!!  We started the day with Alice around 9:00 am by taking the subway to the Heavenly Temple.  The kids were able to exercise and play with the locals at the Heavenly Temple and they absolutely had a blast getting to actually participate!  The Heavenly Temple was built in 1420 for the Emperor to be able to go there and pray for the harvest.  I can't believe how old some of the sites are and how well preserved they are.  China is definately rich in history and culture!  The kids were also able to practice with the Chinese National Kung Fu Team, which made their day and mine!We had lunch at a local restaurant near the Heavenly Temple and we had some really amazing dim sims and noodles...YUM!  After lunch we headed to the Summer Palace, which was also amazing!  The Summer Palace was built as a place for the Emperor and his family to retreat to for the summer.  We ended our day by going down to the famous snack street for some fresh young pigeon...YUCK! 

Two more sleeps until "Gotcha Day".....





















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