Carolyn in Korea: March 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Sunday, March 28, 2010

On our first day in China we hit up Tienanmen Square, which is infamous for the 1989 protests and massacre, and it was a relatively calm actually being in the square. Getting into the square was quite the experience though, and also proved Big Brother was always watching.

So when we entered the square we had to go through metal detectors plus a security sweet of our bags, and this was after already going through metal detectors and a security sweet upon entering the subway. I'd have taken a photo, if I thought that it wouldn't have been confiscated. (This is not what I was after since it was only our first day in China.)

Big brother watches at all times as you can see with the Cameras above each of these lampposts inside the square:

Here are some of the other views from the square, which was a lot bigger than this really shows, but then we were in a hurry to see the Forbidden City. (A post on that is coming soon!)

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

In flight fanciness + day 1 pt. 1

Tasty Tira Misu and Taylor enjoying our in flight coffee ...

So this would be where we landedin Bejiing and the sweet airport murals.

We left the airport with my cool Uncle Bob and got to their apartment/hotel dealio. Check out our sweet diggs:

The Dining Room and

the Living Room

The Bathroom

The Kitchen:

Our View:

So the place we went to dinner had a pretty good view of the place we stayed, The Ascott, and the meal was amazing. Although, I will probably have to save a whole other post just for the meal. Here's a view of the building, my aunt and uncle, and Taylor and I at dinner...

Living the life of a V.I.P.

So, Taylor and I had to book our tickets Business Class to Beijiing in order to get the shortest flight, and it was only a little bit more than a 5 hour flight we were looking at earlier. When you check in with Business Class at China Eastern they literally give you a golden ticket into a VIP lounge. This place was SWEET! (See pictures below.)