The day second day in Beijing we decided to take it easy so we made a trip to Walmart. We would have had lunch but we couldn't understand the food in the cafe so we had ice cream and sodas. The store is much like the ones in the states - no surprises there. we did a lot of people watching then walked back to the hotel.

That evening we took a trip to the Beiging Opera. The presentation was wonderfully different but it was shocking to hear the voices. I will try to post a video clip of the opera but I am not sure I can do it from here. It is very difficult to get onto the blog to post nad I cannot read anything as far as directions or which buttons I am punching so a lot of this is guess work. I apologize for the spelling errors in advance. I have no way of proofing my posts.

This young man was one of hte stars of hte Opera. We were able to watch as the actors put on their makeup. In times past women were not allowed to participate so men played the parts of men. I think that is why the voices of the women are high pitched enough to break the wine glasses.