Wednesday, December 9, 2015

CHINA - #6 - BEIJING - MARKET PLACE, DINNER & OPERA

 SUNDAY EVENING
SEPTEMBER 27th
TRAVELING TO DINNER AND OPERA


 

 VISITING A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MARKET PLACES
BEFORE DINNER AND THE BEIJING OPERA




 AS WE GOT FURTHER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IT BECAME OLDER LOOKING







 BACK WHERE WE STARTED IT WAS DUSK AND THE
CHILDREN WERE OUT PLAYING

 MOON CAKES ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY
 MOON CAKES.....NOT THAT GREAT!
 A GROUP OF YOUNG DANCE PERFORMERS WERE AT THE RESTAURANT
 A REAL BEIJING OPERA
 WE WATCHED THEM PUT LAYERS AND LAYERS OF
CLOTHES ON THIS PERFORMER

 THE HOTEL IS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT
 NEXT MORNING WE LOOK OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE
WHAT IS AROUND US, OLD BUILDINGS AND HOMES


CHINA -#5 - BEIJING - THE MING TOMBS

 SUNDAY AFTER NOON
SEPTEMBER 27th

 LUNCH AT THE CLOISONNE FACTORY
AND THEN VISITING THE MING TOMBS

THE CLOISONNE FACTORY
 WOW!  I CAN REMEMBER THIS WELL!  WE DID THE SAME THING
LAST TIME I WAS IN CHINA.  I CAN REMEMBER LAUGHING WITH
MY SISTERS ABOUT CLIMBING MORE STAIRS AT THE FACTORY
AFTER OUR MORNING ACTIVITY AT THE GREAT WALL.







 ENTERING THE AREA WHERE THE TOMBS ARE BURIED












CHINA #4 - BEIJING - THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

SUNDAY MORNING
SEPTEMBER 27th