Update from Beijing

Well it is Saturday morning in Beijing, much like yesterday just a beautiful beautiful day, lots of sunshine and it gets quite warm later in the day. I wanted to post about our Friday after we got back to the Hotel but we where both so tired we went to bed and out at 8:30 PM and did not wake up again till 6:30 when the alarm went off.

We went to see the Forbidden City yesterday and ughgh we walked there and thru and almost back putting on about 5 + miles as our Hotel is 2 miles from the City. The compound is just huge but both Garry and I where a bit disappointed as many of the buildings are under constructions and where covered with these big tarp like pieces. There where a lot of people at the City and to my surprise the majority of them where Chinese.
I guess we both expected to see more artifacts there then we did. However the Garden at the end of the City was just gorgeous. Plants and trees in shapes I have never seen, it was amazing and oh would be the most beautiful place to relax if it would be less crowded … :-) we took lots of pictures and I will try to get some of them posted.

In the evening we went to see an acrobatic show it was pretty fascinating and those little kids did some amazing things on that stage. We took a taxi there and let me tell you the couple of times in a cab here in Beijing I would neither want to be on the road driving nor be somebody on a bike riding out on these roads. Its crazy on the roads of Beijing, you are on your own just make sure you run fast enough when you walk because neither bikes nor cars will stop. Lol……. Chicago or Dallas is a piece of cake compared to this.

Today we are heading for the Great Wall of China we booked a half day tour and then later this evening we will head back to the Pearl Market which is right down the road here. We did get a good taste of bargaining road vendors …… all in all it’s a different experience all together …. There is not enough time room and words to describe this experience accurately but overall Beijing is big, overcrowded, lots of concrete and if its not that is a bill board lol…….

So till next time ….