Saturday, September 25, 2010

Drum Tower, Rickshaw, Acrobat Show - Beijing



The drum tower! After a lofty hike, we watched a traditional ceremony where drums were beat to signify the top of the hour.


Rickshaw ride!





This was truly one of the highlights of the trip. We went to a Chinese acrobat show. We watched people do some amazing tumbling, body distortion, juggling, and dancing. At the end, they brought out this giant sphere of death. Before long, 5 motorcycles were driving inside! It was absolutely insane. We were holding our breath the entire time. Chase LOVED the show and sat through the entire hour without any problems. He did get a little scared at some of the scary costumes, but otherwise, he was enthralled.

Below is a chef preparing our traditional Peking Duck dinner. The duck was pretty good by itself. You are supposed to combine it with some sliced veggies and sauce and eat it in a small pancake, but after trying this, we weren't huge fans.

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