A few more memories of spring break...

None of us had eaten pineapple on a stick before, but now we have!  The vendors cut it in a spiral

shape to get all the brown "eyes" off.  You have to be careful buying street food

so you don't end up with a painful attack of e.coli.  So fresh fruit, peeled is good. 

But just before handing the fruit to us, the vendor dipped them in water.

and we didn't know if it was clean water or not.  (The only clean drinking water in China is 

bottled water--the water in the taps is not filtered or chlorinated).

Still, we chanced it, and it was alright in the end.

 I find old Chinese architecture always fascinating.

 The bells at that Bell Tower were immense and not at all like the bells that

hang in cathedrals or the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.

 The Forbidden City,

 in much better weather than the last time we were there!

 It was fun seeing things in sunshine, rather than rain, and in blossoming springtime.

 And to end off the day in Beijing,

we went to the Pearl Market.  

Nathan was the first to discover that the ceilings were mirrored and

very entertaining.

We thoroughly enjoyed having family come to visit.

We'd be happy to have host more family or friends!