My Mom and Dad finally made it to the Motherland Friday afternoon! I went and picked them up from the airport and took them to the hotel we would be staying at. WOW...this hotel is super nice! I love Chinese hotels. After settling in, and grabbing my stuff from my old place, we checked out a street market, at some good cheap street food and called it a night.
The next day was our 'serious' shopping day. We hit all three major markets (YaXiu, Silk Street, and Pearl) in Beijing. It pretty much took us all day. By the end, our feet were tired, our hands were full, and after a tasty dinner (involving some Beijing Roast Duck :D) we relaxed in the comfort of our room.
This morning we had planned on going to the Great Wall. Unfortunately, I was incorrect on some bus times and we were not able to...therefore, we thought we would go and check out Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square was quite square. And the Forbidden City was actually forbidden, due to the ridiculous number of people there. Sooo, we decided we would come back another day. After two misses, we went and toured Tsinghua University campus, got some pictures, and ate at the cool vegetarian restaurant previously mentioned (where they serve fake meat). Then we did some more shopping (of course) at some yummy food and are now lounging around the hotel in order to give our feet some much needed rest.
Tomorrow we WILL actually be going to the Great Wall. I will be taking my parents to the MuTianYu segment (very beautiful). Tuesday is still up in the air (possibly Forbidden City?), but picking up my newly extended Visa is definitely on the list. Then Wednesday we fly to the magical land of Shanghai for a few days! I have no idea what Auntie Lilian has planned for us, but I have no doubt it's gonna be fun.
Until the next occurrence of internet!
- Kevin (and parents)
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