Michaela's Wedding and Xi'an

 I came at the tail end of Chinese New Year. The last day of this was the Lantern Festival.

 Tara- one of the teachers at Sias University where I stayed

 Lamb on a skewer and milk tea. Yum! Yum!

 Michaela ordering some street food

 The view while we hiked up a mountain called Shizu

 Headed to the highest possible point on the mountain

 Michaela all dressed up for the wedding

 Headed to the church in a limo

 Michaela and Jonathan

 At the reception

 The Muslim Market in Xi'an

 The Terra Cotta Warriors

 A sign inside Xi'an's subway. Notice Top Center

 In front of our hostel at Xi'an

Chinese babies are pretty cute.

Beijing, China

 My friend Michaela introduced me to Emily through e-mail, and I was able to spend 2 days with Emily in Beijing, and went with her to see The Great Wall.

 It's kind of like taking a picture of the Grand Canyon- it really doesn't do it justice.

 While we were touring at The Wall and at a tomb, we met an Australian named Emma and spent most of the day together. The upside of going to touristy spots is that it is an opportunity to meet people from all over the world.

 Proof that I was at the wall. :)

 The Bird's Nest built for the 2008 Olympics!

 Street food. This is a biscuit with an egg in the middle. Not a bad breakfast for lunch on the go!

 The Forbidden City

 These girls invited me to a feast at their apartment. The menu was tofu wrapped pork, mushroom chicken soup and cowboys and indians served Chinese style.

 This is Andy, another one of Michaela's friends. He took me ice skating and to some famous shopping district that I don't know the name of. Beijing's Drum and Bell Tower are in the background.

 Every country has its polar bears. Yes, that's ice by the side of the lake.