We arrived around 6:30 this morning in Beijing, China. It was an amazing whirlwind day. The morning was spent in a pedicab being pedaled around the back alleys of the area. Then on to lunch at one of the small courtyard homes -- supposedly very authentic.
The afternoon, after checking into the hotel, we were bussed to The Forbidden City. What an amazing place. It was beautiful but also huge -- 10 square kilometers. Some of us thought that it would never end. It was hard to believe all of the people who were there -- and half of them had umbrellas. Check the internet for pictures of the place.
We then headed to Tianenmen Square. It was easy to see how the students who were protesting were trapped by the government soldiers. It was another huge square. The Chinese people have really deified Chairman Mao with a huge picture of him on the Hall of the People. They also have a huge mausoleum for him where they have frozen his body and placed it on display in a crystal casket. It is only open in the morning so we missed the opportunity to see that.
Had a Peking duck dinner at a nearby hotel. I can't believe how much food was left after they served us 12 courses. I was very happy to get back to our hotel and get to bed. It was a very long day!
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