Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Report #53 Tianjin (Beijing), China The Start of the Overland Adventure February 22, 2017 Wednesday Cloudy & 28 degrees Part #2 Of 2 71 Pictures

Photos continue in Beijing…..

Buildings in Beijing

Getting into downtown – notice the lanterns are still hanging

Looks fairly new

Trees will look nice when they leaf out

Wide streets for large businesses

Old style pagoda

Like the look better

Older structure

So many different buildings

No two alike

Snow on the trees

It was freezing here

Large building

Towers

Park something or other

The trees make the place nicer

Signs in the city

One of many businesses

Gray color is everywhere

Newer

Bigger

And better

Windows are numerous

Must be difficult keeping them clean

Now this is way weird

More conventional

More traditional

Apartments

Room door in Beijing

Bathroom

Bathroom in the Shangri-La, Beijing

Our room for one evening

That is snow in their garden

Did not melt quickly

A garden pagoda house

Checking out the menu

A tasty local beer

Actually, two beers

The café for international cuisine

Also the place for breakfast

Oh yes…….cheese and tomato pizza

Hot and crispy

Chocolate fountain

Lobby of the Shangri-La

Tea in the afternoon

Landscaped grounds

The garden

Bill looks freezing

It was below freezing

We did not stay outside too long

Must be a lovely garden in the spring and summer

Today, it is snow-covered

Chinese style garden

Bridge over a creek

Looks cold because it was

Watch your step

The color red is lucky in China

A corner fountain

The creek was empty

Look what we found

A Terra Cotta Warrior replica

Close to the size they are

Little girl and her mom making snowballs

Let's go back inside

Playing the harp at tea time

Tea  goers

The wedding cart

Nicely designed

Spacious lobby

Now this is what we call a teddy bear

Hotel shops