Beijing Day 1

Wow...things are moving so quickly. I was posting about a day behind, and now one has become two...haha. Climbing the Great Wall of China will do that to you I guess. (More on that next time)
Beijing means "Bei"= North and "Jing"=Capital So NORTHERN CAPITAL

(Nanjing is the SOUTHERN CAPITAL)

So after taking the train to Beijing we arrived and hit the ground running, and didn't see our luggage until two nights later at our hotel...we didn't see our big bags on the train...

First stop was Tiananmen Square. (Which means "Gate of Heavenly Peace")The largest city square in the world. It really is pretty impressive. There were people EVERYWHERE! As you can see from the pictures...there is a lot of space from one spot to the next...so there was a lot of walking here. It was very hot this morning out there on all that concrete and it was hot.

We then went to the Forbidden City, where the last of the Qing Emperors were overthrown in 1911. It is amazing. (I'll use that word often on here)

After this we had another incredible meal for lunch, and then went to the Summer Palace, my favorite place of the day. The cool breezes next to the lake, made it very easy to understand why it was chosen as the place to be during the summer months.

We then made a short stop on the way to dinner at a wonderful little park in Beijing called the "Dragon Pool Park." There were dragons everywhere...and it was very peaceful in the late afternoon.

After another great dinner, we went to see a show somewhat like the Irish "River Dance" called "Kung Fu Legend." It was very exciting. We then crashed and called it a day!!! Time to get ready for the Great Wall the next day!

(Wait until you see THOSE pictures!!!!)

(More of THIS DAY's Pictures are HERE)