Tom and I, in our attempt to stay awake, went exploring the wonderful shopping area of Beijing. It was right down the street from our hotel. First thing we noticed is drivers and pedestrians only use stop signs and cross walks as suggestions. It's a little scary to cross the street. So we latched on to a crowd who looked like they knew what they were doing, and made it safely across.
Dad, I found two McDonalds right in the area we are staying. Ahh they even had Big Mac's but who wants a big mac when you are in Beijing:). So we found the exotic food market section and there were locusts, cockroaches, scorpions still wiggling on the sticks. We tried what was supposed to be chicken. Pretty good, but a little to spicy.
The people in the market place were amazingly agressive. They would literally pull you into their store and start trying to sell you things. There were some awesome things but nothing we want to buy yet. It was crazy trying to walk through the market. If you made eye contact you were pulled in.
After exploring we went to a famous restaurant that served Peking Duck. Really good but we realized how culturally ignorant we are to their customs. The waitress did not speak a lot of English, but did help us out on how to eat it. It was fantastic. I will be safe if I eat Peking duck every night of the trip. We really liked it.
We are off to sleep. Its 3am now Los Angeles time and we are definitely feeling the jet lag.:)
1 comment:
Congratulations on surviving the plane ride to China! It's a really LONG trip isn't it? Luckily, it's a shorter ride on the way back. Our trip home only 11 hours-compared to 14 hours on the way there.
Enjoy your time, it's an amazing, wonderful experience. See as much as you possibly can see, talk to as many people as possible, and take as many pictures as possible!!!
Heather
tovietnam.blogspot.com
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