Our trip to Japan and China
Ok, sorry for the LONG delay. We have been a bit busy! Corey and I spent 10 days in Japan and China with my sister and her family. It was absolutely amazing.
We were in Japan about 5 of the days. We went to a Rugby game, Corey went to a hockey game, I shopped quite a bit with Louie, saw the view of Tokyo from the Morri Tower (WOW!)-we could see Mt. Fuji, we got to go skating with the boys and bring them to school, steph/james/corey and I took a day trip to Kamakura. Just a super nice time! We also ate very good food!!!
Then we went to Beijing for 5 days...wow. A place I NEVER thought I would go in my life and I feel very lucky that we were able to. The history is amazing. We did all the sites: Great Wall (ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!), Tienanmen square, The forbidden city, Summer Palace, Olympic venues - Birds Nest and the Water cube, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Zoo (lots of Pandas), and going thru the Hutongs (traditional villages) on a rickshaw. It was action packed and we loved every moment of it! Steph's boys (twins are 5, and Jack is 2) did AWESOME!!! They were good little guys. Of course we also had Peking Duck and got to swim at the hotel :) There were a few cultural differences with the way people interact, but the city is very modern. Oh yeah...we also shopped the 6 layer floor with basically all counterfeit stuff! Bargain bargain bargain...just fun to see.
Kate had a fabulous time also. She stayed with Corey's parents for a few days and with my parents. And of course there are changes...that is in the next post :)
For now, I just wanted to get some of our info up about our trip. Thanks to the Q's for everything, to our parents and sisters for helping out with Kate. It made it very enjoyable to know she was WELL taken care of! Thanks!
Merry Christmas.
We were in Japan about 5 of the days. We went to a Rugby game, Corey went to a hockey game, I shopped quite a bit with Louie, saw the view of Tokyo from the Morri Tower (WOW!)-we could see Mt. Fuji, we got to go skating with the boys and bring them to school, steph/james/corey and I took a day trip to Kamakura. Just a super nice time! We also ate very good food!!!
Then we went to Beijing for 5 days...wow. A place I NEVER thought I would go in my life and I feel very lucky that we were able to. The history is amazing. We did all the sites: Great Wall (ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!), Tienanmen square, The forbidden city, Summer Palace, Olympic venues - Birds Nest and the Water cube, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Zoo (lots of Pandas), and going thru the Hutongs (traditional villages) on a rickshaw. It was action packed and we loved every moment of it! Steph's boys (twins are 5, and Jack is 2) did AWESOME!!! They were good little guys. Of course we also had Peking Duck and got to swim at the hotel :) There were a few cultural differences with the way people interact, but the city is very modern. Oh yeah...we also shopped the 6 layer floor with basically all counterfeit stuff! Bargain bargain bargain...just fun to see.
Kate had a fabulous time also. She stayed with Corey's parents for a few days and with my parents. And of course there are changes...that is in the next post :)
For now, I just wanted to get some of our info up about our trip. Thanks to the Q's for everything, to our parents and sisters for helping out with Kate. It made it very enjoyable to know she was WELL taken care of! Thanks!
Merry Christmas.
(Pictures are in reverse order of the trip)
Corey playing the Wii with the boys 
Waiting at the Beijong airport, heading back to Tokyo
Buying toys in Beijing
Rickshaw ride
A fun picture at lunch
Samuel taking a picture at lunch
Forbidden City
Mao picture at Tienanmen Square/Forbidden City
Standing in Tienanmen Square
Our dinner "room" for Peking Duck
Olympic Village
The Water Cube
Running around in the Birds Nest
Olympic Masots inside the Birds Nest
Outside the birds nest
At the top of the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace
The new way to travel - watching iPods.
Great Wall of China
Shibuya shopping area in Tokyo
Taking a break while skating
Skating in Tokyo
View of Tokyo - Tokyo tower in red
Corey and Jack
Stephanie and me in Kamakura at the Big Budda
Crazy boys!!!
Train in Kamakura
Jack and me...notice his shirt :) Wonder who bought that???
Our dinner "room" for Peking Duck
Olympic Village
The Water Cube
Running around in the Birds Nest
Olympic Masots inside the Birds Nest
Outside the birds nest
At the top of the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace
The new way to travel - watching iPods.
Great Wall of China
Shibuya shopping area in Tokyo
Taking a break while skating
Skating in Tokyo
View of Tokyo - Tokyo tower in red
Corey and Jack
Stephanie and me in Kamakura at the Big Budda
Crazy boys!!!
Train in Kamakura
Jack and me...notice his shirt :) Wonder who bought that???
2 comments:
AWESOME pics!!! Everyone looks fab and the sights are incredible!!!
Wow. Trip of a lifetime. I'm jealous. The photos are breathtaking.
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