China: Beijing, Day 1

This adventure I am doing in Tour Group style with Larry and his Tai Chi comrades. We arrived at a very fancy Hotel Nikko. Kind of funny to be at a Japanese hotel in China. The very next morning our bus set off to Tianamen Square. Beijing has created passageways and bridges for the bicylces and pedestrians to get across the streets. The only problem with this is that many of these passageways require navigating stairs. By the advice of our tourguide I my lightweight wheelchair. This was good because with the help of our team of tai chi strongmen I could be carried wheelchair and all like ancient royalty. So into the Forbidden City we traveled, exploring the world once only reserved for the emporer's family.




The cobblestone was a nightmare for the wheelchair. Eventually Larry abandoned it and resorted to piggyback style. In the background you can see where the Forbidden City is getting a face-lift.

Later that afternoon we were treated to Chinese acrobats and dinner. They definitely keep us busy!