“Why do adults like sightseeing so much?”

Note:  Pictures of the places described here are in our albums on Picasa.  See previous posts for links (Beijing Album 2). 
Tuesday was one of our busiest sightseeing days of the trip.  I got the title question from an exasperated Kendall about halfway through the day.  You’d think we were antique shopping or going to the dentist [...]

He’s gone metric (or, When in Rome…)!

The kids have some exposure to the metric system from their Saxon math curriculum–it teaches them to measure and think in both US customary units and metric units (I appreciate this because, quite frankly, I think we’re a little backward on this issue here in the US).
Evan (he’s 6 years old, for those of you who [...]

I’m not alone in my objections

Here is a link of interest regarding the Western vs. Chinese cultural differences pertaining to restrooms.

We Interrupt this Program…

Okay, this isn’t about our trip to China.  But it was funny, so I thought I’d share it.  Many of you know that, last March, we had to put our furry friend Keller to sleep.  The cat seems to come up whenever the kids are sad or upset about something.
At the dinner table today, Evan [...]

The Great Wall

We didn’t do much Sunday so I won’t give you a blow by blow account. Tim’s parents attended a house church with some friends (service entirely in Chinese) and spent the day with them, so we were on our own. We were supposed to attend the international church (only foreigners with passports allowed–more on that [...]

Food photo album: updated

I’ve added more pictures of food from the rest of our trip.
More heads! Scorpions, Sea Horses, Starfish, oh my!

ChinaTrip2008_Food

Beijing Photo Album 2

Photos of our day at Tiantan and the Summer Palace, and our apartment.

Beijing Album 2

Beijing Photo Album 1

Our first couple of days in Beijing including our visit to the Great Wall.

Beijing Album 1

Xi’an Photos Album 2

Here are some more pictures of our time in Xi’an: We went to visit the Terra Cotta warrior museum on Wednesday and just relaxed in the city on Thursday.

Xian Album 2

First Day in Beijing (or, The Chinese Laundry)

We got an early start today hoping to beat some of the crowds to Tian’anmen Square. The subway was jam-packed. During the ride, an old lady who was sitting down took Evan’s hand (he was pretty much right up against her knees because we were all like sardines) and began to talk to him in [...]