So, I am feeling slightly more "with it" than I was last night although now that it's 8:30 p.m., I'm starting to get a little zany again. Bear with me...
We landed last night in Beijing around 11:10 and went through customs easily. Our guide, Ivy, was waiting for us with a sign reading "David Gruskin". She is very sweet and friendly. We were met outside by heat and humidity that felt like a brick wall, even at midnight! Taxi to our hotel took about 40 minutes. Luckily, we both fell asleep easily and slept until 7 this am. Much better than when we went to Japan last summer and we were up at 5 am!
We met our guide at 9:30 this morning and went to Tianenmen Square and Forbidde
n City. It looked like it was going to rain this morning but now we both just think it's really really bad smog! If I am able to get any pix on here, that is what it really looks like, not just camera or human error! Everything looks grey and you can't see very far ahead. yuck! It was very hot, very humid and very, very, very crowded. David held up exceptionally well considering he hates crowds more than anyone on the planet.
We then went to Hutong area via rickshaw. We went to a family's house to have lunch that they prepared just for us. David summed it up perfectly when he said, "if I'm not wretching in the streets in an hour, this is a really cool experience". So far, we're not wretching, so thumbs up.
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So hoping you all sleep well and do not get sick. I remember it being smoggy there too although we went in winter and I am sure that makes a difference. Happy weekend!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing experience! How did you get to go to a private home?
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