Beijing

 

Awesome Olympic Stadium

Birds Nest Olympic Stadium

Birds Nest Olympic Stadium

Inside The Birds Nest Stadium

Inside The Birds Nest Stadium

The Olympic Hotel in the shape of a Dragon.

The Olympic Hotel in the shape of a Dragon.

Yuan Yuan, who worked with my brother Jon, met us to show us around Beijing.Drew having his first beer in public!

Yuan Yuan, who worked with my brother Jon, met us to show us around Beijing.

Drew having his first beer in public!

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This is our team of travelers from the USA.

This is our team of travelers from the USA.

Street vendors everywhere! The food was incredible!

Street vendors everywhere! The food was incredible!

Hot Pot. Yuan Yuan took us to the Hutongs where we had Hot Pot. It is an inner pot with a fire burning in the center and a pot on the outside with broth in it. On the side you have little pieces of beef or chicken and you dunk them in the hot broth to cook.

Hot Pot. Yuan Yuan took us to the Hutongs where we had Hot Pot. It is an inner pot with a fire burning in the center and a pot on the outside with broth in it. On the side you have little pieces of beef or chicken and you dunk them in the hot broth to cook.

This is what the pot looks like.

This is what the pot looks like.

Lots to choose from in the Hutongs.

Lots to choose from in the Hutongs.

Scorpions on a Stick

Scorpions on a Stick

Ordinary people going shopping.

Ordinary people going shopping.

Dressed to kill

Dressed to kill

The locals are tourists too!

The locals are tourists too!

Happy guy

Happy guy

This is at the rear of The Forbidden City.

This is at the rear of The Forbidden City.

Chairman Mao ( Mao Zedong )

Chairman Mao ( Mao Zedong )

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Forbidden City

Forbidden City

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The Great Wall of China. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.Something most people just read about! This section of The Great Wall is in Badaling.

The Great Wall of China. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Something most people just read about! This section of The Great Wall is in Badaling.

Drew is actually filming into Mongolia now!! The right side of the wall is technically Mongolia and the left side is China.

Drew is actually filming into Mongolia now!! The right side of the wall is technically Mongolia and the left side is China.

This is the end of that section of wall.

This is the end of that section of wall.

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The wall gets steep in places.

The wall gets steep in places.

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Dancing in the Park, Beijing.

Dancing in the Park, Beijing.

Our first rickshaw ride!

Our first rickshaw ride!

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The Drum Tower.

The Drum Tower.

Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

This child was left alone in the middle of Tiananmen Square!

This child was left alone in the middle of Tiananmen Square!

The Mirror

The Mirror

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

This girl was getting married

This girl was getting married

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

The local monks were very friendly

The local monks were very friendly

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Who took their hat off?

Who took their hat off?

 Drew at the Hotel Playing Flute