Yesterday was amazing. First we went to see Mao himself. Since he has been dead and pickled(ish) for 30 years he didn't have much to say. It was very quick. We went in with many soldiers to go quicker and no talking and not picture taking and no bags and take your hat off and move, move, move! Mao is orange and creepy interesting. So many lives destroyed by this thing laying there.
We walked Tian.......... Square. I'm too tired to even think how to spell. Then we were in the Forbidden City for 2 hours. Alyssa said she remembers studying China in 6th grade and could not believe she was standing there. Then off to a Hutong tour in a rickshaw. Quite fun to race and urge your driver to go faster. Our drivers delieved us to a local families Hutong where we ate lunch in the 29 year old sons bedroom and the parents bedroom/living room. Amazing food and it was all cooked in this little kitchen with 2 burners heated by coal or gas.
Back to the hotel for rest and then dinner at a dumpling place within walking distrance. They wouldn't serve us the dumplingns with rabbit. Hmm.. out of rabbit or not for us. After that we walked to a mall where I demo shopped (twist my arm) and then the kids bartered and shopped. It was hysterical. Abbi and Monica E can go in for the kill.
Today was the Great Wall and who can think beyond this point. We need some real rest time. Well ok this old woman does.
Everyone is well and all are doing the right things. We take the night train to Xian tommorow.
More later - I need to sleep.
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Lisa
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