Tiantan

My days here in Beijing are coming to an end, and I figured it's time to do the last sightseeing in stead of sitting the hostel all day. I've been to the Temple of Heaven before, but I met to guys and they really wanted to go there, so I went with them.

A big activity in Tiantan is playing cards and majiang, and everybody line up to look at the game and also to criticize the way they're playing. Quite interesting.

Chinese chess, not to be confused with Chinese checkers, is a popular game here in Beijing.

Notice how I'm tilting my foot, something I've been doing my whole life (just look at pictures of me from I was younger).

Crowded!

Yen and Nick, my sightseeing partners for the day. Lovely people!

        

A rather sweaty and not so sexy day, but who cares?

Me and Yen, a Canadian with Taiwanese family.

Yes, we had to take one of those cheesy pictures; Nick was the warrior general, Yen was the emperor and I was the empress. Good looking, huh?