Olympic Water

October 2010
Water surrounding the Water Cube in Beijing. I like this picture better when you zoom in.

The Summer Palace Boat House

September 2010
One of the many boathouses for the tourist boats at the Summer Palace, Beijing.

Great Wall Sky

October 2010
A beautiful view from the Great Wall.

Inside a Water Cube

October 2010
The ceiling of the Water Cube used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Jellyfish Land

October 2010
The water/amusement park inside Beijing's Watercube.

Dirt Market

December 2010
The left side of the dirt market. Full of vendors and treasures.

Red Beads

December 2010
Thousands of red beads at the dirt market. Each lane would specialize in one item, and each stall would specialize in one colour,

Amber Lady

December 2010
Another vendor at the dirt market. She sold tons and tons of amber, in every shape and form.

Dirt Market Man

December 2010
On our last weekend in Beijing we went to the dirt market, a huge market full of antiques, paintings, jewelry, pottery, carvings and much more. This cute old man was selling jewelry at his stall.

Goldfish

December 2010
Goldfish at the Beijing aquarium.

Chinese Chef

December 2010
A chef from one of the many restaurants in HoHai. The area is full of little old-fashioned "hutongs," old market streets.

Beijing Zoo

December 2010
A brown bear at the Beijing zoo. It was so upsetting to watch. The bear would beg with it's paws and people would throw in scraps of food and water bottle caps. The area it was caged in was completely horrible. It was one big, cement prison.

Katie At the Aquarium

December 2010
Katie looking at some of the huge sturgeon fish at Beijing Aquarium.

Fish Face

December 2010
Another fish at the Beijing Aquarium. I love when they face you, even though I guess technically they're not looking at you since their eyes are on the side of their head.

Jellyfish

December 2010
For my 20th birthday Katie and I went to the Beijing Aquarium. I loved the jellyfish display. It's tentacles remind me of a flame.

798 Soldier

November 2010
A soldier statue in Beijing's 798 art district.

798 Dog

November 2010
Outside if the 'Factory' in Beijing's 798 Art district, there were ton's of these wolves/dogs as a part of a sculpture.

Mahjong Game

October 2010
Some Chinese men playing a game of mahjong along the 'Long Corridor,' at the Temple of Heaven.

Chinese Newspaper

October 2010
Along the long corridor at the Temple of Heaven, tons of locals came to hang out, chat, play cards or mahjong, and read. I loved watching what they all were doing.

Temple Ceiling

October 2010
The ceiling of one of the temples in the Temple of Heaven area. I loved how colourful and ornate it all was. When looking at Chinese temples, I always make sure to glance at the ceiling. Most of the time they are like this.