3 Stooges on the Square

When Scott and I were in Tian'anmen Square in December 2005 with our adoption group, we thought it was the coldest weather we had ever experienced. Those of you who were with us can attest to this! The wind was absolutely bone chilling. Many in the group were rushing to buy "Beijing 2008" Olympic logo hats from hawkers in the square to make it through our tour without losing their ears to frostbite.

Well, our experience last week wasn't quite so cold, but it was a definite weather shift from the prior beautiful, balmy day we had on the Great Wall. It was blowing cold rain, which was not happy for my two girls who were trying to tip toe through the puddles in their Crocs. We ended up buying the same "Beijing 2008" Olympic logo hats again, along with umbrellas and gloves, from the roaming vendors on the square so that we would be able to make it through the Forbidden City. All except for Seth, who bought a Chinese police winter hat that was about 3 sizes too big for him. It makes for a comical picture... thanks, Aunt Mindy, for catching these expressions!