After a 45 minute cab ride we arrived at our hotel near Tiananmen Square. The boys were pretty much fried, but we still needed to get some food. We ventured out and found a line of street vendors with interesting food like grubs on a stick and other questionable offerings.
No. 1 Son found some chicken he liked, and The Artist and Z-Man found something like pot stickers.
The Man found food easily :')
On the way back we stopped and watched 200-300 people line dancing in the square outside the Catholic Church. It was a bit surreal.
We managed to stay up until about 9:00 (7:00 am in Chicago) and slept until 4:30 - not bad. Lots of good tea should help us through the day - even Z-Man enjoys it with lots of cream and sugar.
We're off to see the Great Wall today - more pics later.
Great pics. So glad you arrived safely. We were in Beijing a couple of years ago. CAT wanted to transfer there, we checked it out, but the smog was a deal breaker. "Intimidating" is a good word for it. Looks like you are off to a great start!
ReplyDeleteAng.
hi there,
ReplyDeleteI have been to beijing several times. Was an expat there. If you buy anything at all, do bargain with them, Esp. if you are a foreigner, their prices tend to be rather high.
Congrats on the new adoption baby. Glad to know that you are giving Zoe a new and better life!
God bless your whole family,
sandy
malaysia