Random Pics of Beijing

They called the restrooms "toilets" in China. I've been told that they are called toilets in many other countries too.

This is what the local toilets look like. Luckily they had western toilets in almost every bathroom I used. Because you know I needed to use the bathroom all the time!!!

I only had to use this kind of toilet once. But it was fun to experience it.

This is the amazing spa in our hotel. The only way I can describe it is almost like it was a huge spa separated into different sections, each one focusing on a different body part.

You lay on your stomach on the ground and let this high pressure waterfall massage your back!

Foot massagers.

Can you see the little feet shapes in the bottom of the spa...so funny!

Full body massager

Butt massager??? I'm not quite sure :)

Another view of part of the spa.

After the Ming Tombs, we drove past some of the Olympic Buildings on our way to the Silk Factory. Unfortunately, we only had the chance to drive past them and not walk around them. But it was still cool seeing them!

Olympic Village

Water Cube

With the Birds Nest in the background.

The Birds Nest.

What an amazing building!

Two buildings that just looked cool!

After the Silk Factory, we were FINALLY able to convince our tour guide to take us to a good market to shop. He kept taking us to the expensive places that wouldn't let us haggle very much...probably because he was making a commission off of these places. We only had about 40 minutes to shop, but those 40 minutes ranked second on my favorite parts of the trip...the Great Wall being first!!

The shopping almost reminded Matt and I of Mexico. It was almost like shopping in the little markets there, if any of you have ever been, you can imagine. We seriously could have shopped in there for hours! I'm sad we didn't have the chance to buy more stuff for friends and family. Oh well. At least we got to experience a little bit of it, right?!

We had such an amazing vacation! A huge THANKS to the Calls for watching Rian while Matt and I enjoyed a little vacation together! You guys are awesome!!