I just came back from a hectic long-weekend in Beijing. It is a really impressive city, especially compared to the southern Chinese cities I have visited.
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is an impressive sight with its massive "gardens" and fancy buildings. The area is huge and the five hours we spent there was not enough time. It used to be the playground for the emperor and his family. I would hate to be one of the "commoners" that funded this project back in the day.
Pretty flower tree in the Summer Palace. 
Empress Hege
Empress Lesley, Empress Sally, Emperor Andrew, Empress Hege
Peking Duck
We had Peking Duck at a very famous restaurant that has been around for nearly 150 years. Peking Duck is THE food Beijing is known for. The duck's skin is separated from its body by pumping air into it before it is roasted in an oven. This makes the skin particularly crispy. The duck is then eaten with some sort of pancake-bread and onion. I do not really like duck that much, but it was a good thing to have tried.
The Beijing Olympics
We made time to see some of the Olympic structures. The building in the background is the "bird's nest". It looks absolutely amazing. 
The five Olympic mascots. There are shops selling Olympic souvenirs all over Beijing. We found these shops so fascinating that we visited them every single night we were there.
The Great Wall
The wall was pretty fun too. There were a lot of people there though, but I guess that is what you get when you visit the part closest to Beijing. From time to time since I came to Asia there has been people, especially from Chinese cities that do not get a lot of foreigners, that want their photo taken with me. This was also the case in Beijing, especially at the Wall. At one stage it got somewhat crazy and I literary had to flee the masses. I guess it is not everyday they get to see a Viking.
It was actually a bit of effort climbing the wall. It was horribly steep at times and there were all these tour groups consisting of old, pushy little women trying to make their way to the top in the least amount of time.
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasty. It is absolutely massive. The guy in the picture is Mao.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Beijing
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Takk for nok en kjekk oppdatering:) hilsen mamma
my empress!! i shall be the emperor. well i am impressed with the photos. the great wall looks AWESOME, yet another amzing megastructure i would like to see. as for the olympic buildings, well i am also impressed. although the mascots are to be desied, they look hideous. you look so cute dressed up.
i am quite surprised you managed to climb the wall. haha. such a fit girl you are. hmm i am not so sure about these asians wanting photos with you, i think you need vasos as a bodyguard. mwas. cant wait to see the entire china photo collection :)
Det såg litt småchilly ut;) Kjekke bildet!
Maria.
pink flowers galore! :D
and yay for yummy food in beijing!
Gøy å se deg på de samme stedene vi var. Var vi noen av disse pushy old people tro?? Nydelige bilder.
brukte den gamle kniven din på hytta i dag. skar løs kusymre i skogen for omplanting i vår hage. Sommer 13 grader. Bare deilig i Norge!! Hilsen Grete
Gøy å se deg på de samme stedene vi var. Var vi noen av disse pushy old people tro?? Nydelige bilder.
brukte den gamle kniven din på hytta i dag. skar løs kusymre i skogen for omplanting i vår hage. Sommer 13 grader. Bare deilig i Norge!! Hilsen Grete
Gøy å se deg på de samme stedene vi var. Var vi noen av disse pushy old people tro?? Nydelige bilder.
brukte den gamle kniven din på hytta i dag. skar løs kusymre i skogen for omplanting i vår hage. Sommer 13 grader. Bare deilig i Norge!! Hilsen Grete
Gøy å se deg på de samme stedene vi var. Var vi noen av disse pushy old people tro?? Nydelige bilder.
brukte den gamle kniven din på hytta i dag. skar løs kusymre i skogen for omplanting i vår hage. Sommer 13 grader. Bare deilig i Norge!! Hilsen Grete
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