Friday, August 22, 2008

Temple of Heaven


Our first day have been busy but good. The breakfast at the hotel was mostly western with a little local flavor. You can ask my dad and Connie about the chicken feet. (No that is not a euphemism.) Our fist sight seeing was at the Temple of Heaven. This is where the Emperor came twice a year to pray to the gods for a good harvest and to sacrifice animals.

Near the temple is where a lot of retired citizens get together. They gather with others and do a lot of activities such as playing cards, exercising, and sing. These two ladies are doing some karaoke.

This photo shows where the emperor stood to do his sacrifices. Here is our little empress with her grandparents. You can see the top of the Temple of Heaven in the background.

1 comment:

kandj said...

No one was brave enough to try the chicken feet? I don't blame you. Looks like things are going well.