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Day 6 Photos

Ian — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:52:38 +0000

Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan Park)

Hiking in China is a little different than in the US, instead of trails that zig zag up the mountain they have built stairs that go all the way to the top. I am not sure if the pictures will convey exactly how steep these steps are.

Day 4 Photos

Ian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:00:45 +0000

Beijing National Theatre

Ian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:07:32 +0000

We made a special trip to the Beijing National Theatre to take some sunset photos. The sunset was a little disappointing but I did take some photos to try out with HDR, I haven’t bought a copy yet which means I get the watermark

HDR Beijing National Theatre

Here is are some unprocessed ones

Beijing National Theatre

Beijing National Threatre

This Chinese girl came up to me and asked in good english, “can you take my photo” I couldn’t work out how to use her grandmothers cellphone, so while HY looked at it’s chinese menus I took this photo. Turns out she had been learning english since she was very young and her english is definitely far superior to my chinese and she was there to listen to a concert.

The Great Hall of the People

Day 3 Photos

Ian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:33:03 +0000

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

Giant TV at ‘The Place’ shopping area

Ian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:14:33 +0000

I am not quiet sure what the point of this giant jumbo screen is other than to make you go woah. The shopping area is called the “The Place”

The Place

One thing I wasn’t really expecting in Beijing was the amount of neon signs and the number of TV’s, you see all round the city they have them on the streets and in the buses and trams, and in the metro stations.

Birthday Photos

Ian — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:03:29 +0000

So what does a beer drinker do on his birthday in Beijing China. He drinks beer, and good beer at that. We were are the Kro’s Nest next to workers stadium. The beer was good but the pizza was average at best, soggy crust, lack of toppings other than cheese and tomato sauce.

From Left to right, Brooklyn Pale Ale, Brooklyn Brown, Rogue Brutal Bitter, Brooklyn Lager, Rogue Dead Guy Ale.

Each bottle has its own label translated on the back. We tried to save them but they were too well glued.