Well, the schedule did not go as planned. First, things were going great! Got to the gate and walked right up, 2 hours plus early. Things got ugly in Chicago....engine problems. After sitting on the plane for hours, they let us off the plane for a few minutes to make calls etc. After doing a reload of the plane and sitting for a few MORE hours they decided that having BOTH engines with trouble wasn't a good thing. Yup, you guessed it, both engines went crazy!So they put us up for the night and told us to be back for an 8:00 flight - nope, 9:45. Ugh.Needless to say, we finally have made it!
Beijing is an amazing place. There are sooo many people, cars and bikes - it just kind of boggles the mind. Note: if you come to Beijing - don't drive! Or walk for that matter. It's the most terrifying thing to do around here - nobody will stop for a bike, pedestrian or car no matter how big (buses included!). Whew...Because of the time that we arrived yesterday and the fog issue that we landed in, we haven't gotten any pictures yet to show you. We were fortunate enough to be able to still do the Hutong tour and were able to visit a Kindergarten (ages 2-6). You have to see the video of that one! The kids are so interesting and gregarious. We were able to visit one of their "dance" classes and were greatly entertained. The Rickshaw guy was an absolute hoot. You could tell he could pick up on a few of the things we were saying or commenting on because of his chuckles though he never really spoke to us....hmmmm
Today is a new adventure: The Great Wall and Tiananmen Square and possibly an acrobatic show this evening. We'll keep you posted as to how it went.
Beijing is an amazing place. There are sooo many people, cars and bikes - it just kind of boggles the mind. Note: if you come to Beijing - don't drive! Or walk for that matter. It's the most terrifying thing to do around here - nobody will stop for a bike, pedestrian or car no matter how big (buses included!). Whew...Because of the time that we arrived yesterday and the fog issue that we landed in, we haven't gotten any pictures yet to show you. We were fortunate enough to be able to still do the Hutong tour and were able to visit a Kindergarten (ages 2-6). You have to see the video of that one! The kids are so interesting and gregarious. We were able to visit one of their "dance" classes and were greatly entertained. The Rickshaw guy was an absolute hoot. You could tell he could pick up on a few of the things we were saying or commenting on because of his chuckles though he never really spoke to us....hmmmm
Today is a new adventure: The Great Wall and Tiananmen Square and possibly an acrobatic show this evening. We'll keep you posted as to how it went.
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