More Beijing

Beijing

Here are some photos from Beijing, where the toilets are rated by stars.
Forbidden City

Walking up the Great wall

Okay, it's been a while since I've last posted. We finished touring Shanghai and then moved on to Beijing for a week, and now I'm at our dorms in BeiBei, which is near ChonQing. Here are a few random photos for you to see, but if you want to view more please look at these links, which contain my facebook albums:

Shanghai
Beijing
Beijing II

Here's some initial photos of Shanghai. The city is huge; it goes on and on, and on a little more.

The street sellers are everywhere, and they prey on unsuspecting foreigners like hawks on a mouse. "Rolex" watches are their primary weapon; you can find them in virtually any shape or size.

Alrighty, so, on the 3rd we toured a coal power plant. The tour guides kept trying to make it sound like coal was a clean source of fuel, which was amusing.And, in the evening we went to dinner at a very nice restaurant at one of the highest points in Hong Kong. Here's a pic of me overlooking the area.
Some buildings at night...
And the tallest building in Hong Kong by day... I got to go up to the 55th floor in it by the way. It had a few nice views.
Finally, here's one section of Hong Kong at night. There is a ridiculous amount of taxis out patrolling the area in the evening; a little bit like New York perhaps?
Anywho, I'm writing this from Shanghai, so stay tuned for pictures from a city with 14 million people (and some uber crazy cab drivers! Scariest cab ride I've ever had getting from the Airport to our hotel). Also, if you wish to see more pictures, please go to this link to see my Facebook Hong Kong album:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027407&l=91ac2&id=42902345

Today we went to Macao, a city of about 500,000 and under it's own government. It's a lot more poor than Hong Kong, but then again Hong Kong is extremely wealthy.

Got to try some yummy Chinese Cuisine as well last night! Hmmm, chicken heads...

Today so far we have visited a Buddhist temple...

Taken a tram ride up to a high point of Hong Kong... Oh, and say hello to Dr. Labrie, our Professor in charge!
Enjoyed some nice sights...
And... felt protected by the local authorities?
It's been a fun day, and we've done a lot. Tonight we will most likely be checking out a night club, or possibly visiting an open air market, and tomorrow we visit Macao, which is located about an hour away from our current location. Apparently casinos are forbidden in Hong Kong, but in Macao there are about 25... go figure!