| The Temple of Heaven, first stop on the 5 day trip |
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| the main building at the Temple of Heaven |
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| the Forbidden City |
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| every roof had this parade on every corner |
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| a large bronze lion at the Forbidden City |
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| i got lost at the Forbidden City.. oops |
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| next, on to the Ming Tombs |
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| i really want one of these things |
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| the Way of the Spirits |
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| one of the statues on the Way of the Spirits |
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| Al and Steph |
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| the Summer Palace was beautiful! |
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| at the Summer Palace |
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the empress's personal pagoda at the
Summer Palace |
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Tieneman Square was inaccessible, i was not
even supposed to take this picture! |
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| a large avenue, downtown Beijing |
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| the start of my trek up the Great Wall of China |
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| thanks! |
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| a nice view of the Great Wall |
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| me, on the wall |
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| thats me in the yellow |
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| the wall |
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| me, wall |
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| i was off the wall here |
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| the wall had some sections in ruins |
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| the stairs on the wall.. there were many! |
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| one of the towers; landmarks for us trekkers |
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| on to Xi'an! the Terra Cotta Soldiers! |
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| still |
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| still |
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| these needed a little fixing.. |
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| the enclosed area where the soldiers reside |
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| most soldiers were found in this state |
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| the Xi'an city wall was rather large |
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before we knew about the big protests in town,
up on the Xi'an Wall |
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| the Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
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| a different building, in Shanghai |
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| ah, the good old SSUE, docked in Shanghai |
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| the TV Tower in Shanghai. sweeeeet! |
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downtown Shanghai, at my own risk (the bombing
made everyone a little tense) |
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| what stands out here? |
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| TV Tower, through my porthole |
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| departure, one last glimpse. |
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