More Pictures.

Sleeping in was just about the best thing ever this morning. Mom and Dad are over at the stadium checking things out, grandma is moving to a different room with a more comfortable bed, and Tim and I are hanging out in command central (aka mom and dad's room). Since we've got a moment, I thought I'd upload a few more pictures from the trip, since people like that more than my ramblings. I'm pretty sure the photos are showing up as thumbnails, but that if you click on them, they will expand. Not sure how big - you might be able to see every pore on our faces. So, enjoy. Dad had mentioned that Snapfish isn't letting him upload, but hopefully we'll be able to flood everyone with pictures soon.

This is the reclining Jade Buddah from the Jade Buddah temple. The other buddah (not reclining) is magnificent, but we weren't allowed to photograph him. The Jade Buddah temple is definitely one of my favorite places that we've visited.

Grandma with the Chairman at the gates of the Forbidden City. There are actually three gates that you have to pass through before you get inside the actual city. I believe the guide told us that the Forbidden City is a rectangle that is 900 meters by 700 meters, more or less.

Inside the Forbidden City. It's amazing how much open space there is. The Emporer knows how to do it right. The carvings and the painting on the door was amazing. History lesson - building was completed in 1420, but it was open until to royalty until 1911. There are no trees in the Forbidden City to cut down on the risk of fire. There were also giant bronze pots all through the city, which were used to store water in case of fire.

A photo from the summer palace outside Beijing. This guy guards the gates. It's supposed to be a lion and a dragon cross, but we think it looks like an antelope and a dragon. We've been calling it the dragalope.