Independence Day

Korean Independence day is August 15th and they celebrate it much like we do back in the States. A bunch of us got together and had a Cook-Out, it reminded me of Michigan. We made some great burgers and sat in the sun right outside our apartment building.

Beijing, China

We spent four days in Beijing, China for a long weekend. We had a lot of fun. We saw all kinds of land marks, went shopping at the markets and met a lot of interesting Chinese people going out to the bars at night.


Our first meal was a little disappointing. We decided we wanted a real Chinese meal, so we went down a little ally and into a small restaurant. We did a lot of pointing and ended up with pork intestine. Pretty sure it was fresh intestine too!

A pleasant bridge outside of a tea house.

A Panda Bear at the zoo.

A memorial at one end of Tiananmen square.

At the other end of Tiananmen square is the Forbidden city.

We were the only foreigners in this bar and by the end of the night we owned that place.

One of the singers and me.

Here is the path to the tombs of the Emperors of China.

The Great Wall


Oh, at some parts its a steep climb.



The Wall seems to be very confusing, it weaves back and forth a lot and there are many different branches going in all directions.