Summer Palace

Today, we went to the Summer Palace. It is sunny with a blue sky. A very hot day. Humid too with all of the rain. It is a city heat though. Cities are hot. The nights are a little cooler. We still haven't gotten used to the sun up at 4:30 however we are sleeping to 5:30 or so.



Here is a picture looking across Kunming Lake.




Same place just a different view. Stunning isn't it. Beihai still my favorite but SP is beautiful too.



View from the boat ride.


We rode across the lake on a boat like this one.





Here is another view of a pagoda.











This boat was made out of stone.




This is the first time today we have seen our spokes model Delainie. In the background you can see the same stone boat.



This is called the Great Corridor. It runs most of the length of one edge of the Lake. I asked Delainie "What would you think if you lived in a place like this a long time ago?" She said "It would be a very big yard. You could go swimming everyday in the lake. It would be cool."


I am guessing that this was the Emporer's Bedroom. It was the most lavish looking of them all.




This is Vivi our guide for the day. She wanted to practice English. She did a very good job. She can speak very well. Thank you Vivi, Libby & Nan for arranging this for us today. Libby was the driver.