Winter break gave the family a chance to go back to China. It's the first
New Years I've spent in China for as long as I can remember. I've realized
China is cold, but not as cold as Illinois. Only on one occasion did my
grandparents force me to wear two pairs of pants (as is the norm in China)
and that was uncomfortable to say the least. I didn't take as many pictures
as I did in my previous trips since the weather made me want to stay home
and I think the novelty of funny english translations are starting to
wear off...for now. Enjoy.
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| Flying over the Chesapeake Bay to Newark | You can make out the Great Wall on top of the mountain |
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| It snowed there the day we arrived and this snowman makes me want to cry. Saddest. Snowman. Ever | Authentic Chinese hotpot mmm |
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| Live alligators (or are they crocodiles?) at a restaurant | Mmm semi-alive lobster |
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| Shopping at a market | Some old style posters in a shopping mall |
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| Ceiling of the Military Museum | The Military History Museum which is literally next door to my grandparents' apartment |
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| Mao mao mao inside the museum | Shopping at a craft market in sub-zero temperatures |
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| Scary scary crafts | Mao Mao Mao Mao crafts |
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| What the world needs now, is Mao sweet Mao | Crafts upon crafts |
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| Poor guy, should someone tell him? | Best. Door. Ever |
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| When you run out of seats on the bus... | Dude you're getting a Dell! |
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| Beer truck. China style. | Sunset on Tiananmen Square |
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| I never wake up early enough for the flag raising | So the flag lowering will have to settle again |
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| A temple and a nuclear reactor | When you reach a certain age, you and your parents start going out to bars together |
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| Or maybe that's just me | This makes bar # 3 |
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| More market goodies | Snow...bunny? |
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| Now if I were to push one of these... | The parents...explains how I turned out the way I am |
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| A hutong (small alleyway) that Beijing is famous for. They're becoming a rarity due to all the highrises |