Aside from my various misadventures in China, my trip to Beijing has been great. To recap in a few short words I’ve done the touristiest things possible for the past two days and I loved every minute of it. Kristen and I hiked the Great Wall of China yesterday (while singing “The Great Wall of China” by Billy Joel and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan) after a trip to the Ming Tombs and a Jade factory. I bought the most ridiculous hat with a panda head on it, which I creatively call my “Panda Hat.” We also visited the Olympic Village from the 2008 Olympics. Our adventures took us to a market place where we bartered for shoes and clothes that…uh…most likely fell off the back of a truck, if you catch my drift. Anyway, I now find myself the owner of the cutest pair of J. Lo shoes for less than $40. Quite a steal if I say so myself.
Today we took a trip to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City at the heart of Beijing. And after getting lost and not being able to find a cab we took a 40 minute hike down the road until we found some restaurants and a cab driver. We had him take us to the Beijing Zoo where we got to see real pandas. And while I was there I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to by Panda Slippers to match my Panda Hat! Geez…I’m such a tourist. Anyway, we also went to the Summer Palace—which surprisingly was just a palace where the Emperor lived during the summer. Then we had a traditional—ITALIAN—dinner at a little pizza place near our hotel. I guess Chinese food gets boring after a while even for the Chinese.
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