Some snow-capped mountains in the Japan Alps

Mt. Fuji ... very impressive

This was the start to a Disney amusement park that hit finacial difficulties and stopped all construction where they were!

The Pearl Market was one of the markets we visited to do some shopping.

A cute little boy on a bike ...

and we think his little dog following him, they finally stopped and picked up the dog.

Some of the buildings in Beijing had very cool architecture ... and they all seemed to be big.

One of the old gates of the city wall that surround Beijing.

The streets were just packed with everything ... cars, bicycles, pedestrians, rickshaws, etc.

Our hotel room ...

our huge bathroom ...

Children in China wear split pants when they are being potty trained so we saw lots of baby butts.

The 2008 Olympics office building.

There were huge apartment buildings everywhere!

Our Peking Duck being served the first night.

The Beijing Hotel was the first international hotel in Beijing after the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

The curtain on stage of the gongfu show we saw, that is a version of kungfu.

Another one of the gates that surrounded the city of Beijing.

More apartment buildings

This was a wreck on the expressway that fortunately our driver was smart enough to get off several kilometers before and go around.

This was our lunch one day ... enough for 8 people and it cost about $19.00!

Our driver stopped at a fruit stand to get us some fresh fruit one afternoon, it was delicious.

The lady weighing out the fruit.

This was an Italian restaurant we ate at, it had a glass roof and there were 2 trees that were growing through the restaurant, it was very unique.

This is the main Olympic Stadium being built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.