Beijing, China February 2008

Nothing like having both men in your life smile!

Where to go in China when you are really hungry but want to diet.

Yes that is what you think it is.....
Sea horses and scorpions....
Grubs and larvae....
This was in the middle of the market with all sorts of treats available.
I settled on sugar coated fruit kebabs.....after I ate them I realized it was probably really stupid since you don't know where the fruit came from or how it was washed. There was no running to the toilet afterwards, so they must have been safe....tasted great too!

The famous Quanjude (Peking) Roast Duck Restaurant

This was inside the restaurant just before going to our table....the guy who took the picture was from Gatineau, Quebec. For those of you who don't know, that is where my Uncle Gary and Auntie Shelly live.
Dan was the brave one and ate the famous duck....I had celery and walnut stirfry and Daniel had his Milupa cookies! hehehe Dan even ate some of the ducks brains before I told him what he was eating....how can you not know you are eating from a ducks fried head????
There Daniel goes again....practicing the chopsticks. Oh and on the right of the picture is the half of a duck head that Dan ate from.....yummy!

My crazy boys and their hats~

Overlooking the temple of heaven from the Silk Market

This is actually the famous Temple of Heaven in the background.
This one is a little blurry, but I love Daniel's smile here.

The Summer Palace

Beautiful place but I highly recommend going when it is warmer....we nearly froze to death!!! I wondered if Daniel would ever forgive us for this day.

In the taxi and hotel

Daniel and daddy having a nap before the long flight home....of course I was up packing the bags...a mother's job never ends......
Daniel loved the taxi rides since they were nice and warm and he loved the fact that he didn't have to be strapped into his carseat. It sure is a lot more fun to look out of the window while moving!

Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City

Nice hat Dan!

Poor Daniel....getting close to the end of the day came the big yawn.....let me tell you, he slept better in China than anywhere in his life...could it have been the long days walking around in the cold???

Our first meal in Beijing - turtle anyone???

Ok so we didn't eat turtle, we actually had dim sum and another veggie soup, but I couldn't resist the photo....And look how good Daniel is at using his chopsticks!

The Great Wall