What a day! We had a lot of fun. We were busy from 8:30am until 7:30pm. We started out by going to Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City. It was about 20 degrees Fahrenheit...cold as we toured for 2.5 hours. Next we had a wonderful lunch. It was buffet style lunch that included sweet and sour chicken, rice, greens, beef, pork, and watermelon for dessert. Angela and Ariel are eating quite a bit of bars and stuff that they brought. However, the rice is always good. Next we went to Pearl Market where you can purchase fresh water pearls. We bought the girls each a necklace that they will receive on their wedding day. Later we went to the Summer Palace, which is an imperial palace built during the first year of the Emperor Zhenyuan of the Jin Dynasty. Then we visited the Dong Wu Silk Museum, where we saw how the Chinese make silks. That was really neat. We then could purchase quilts, clothing, other items made from 100% silk. Lastly we had Peking Duck dinner. Ariel kept her eyes covered the entire meal. She couldn't stand the fact that we were eating duck. I don't think that she had anything except for the bottled water that I brought with us and maybe a couple bites of rice. But she sure eats a good breakfast in the morning. It is very western. On the way back to the hotel we saw a few fireworks that were being set off due to Chinese New Year. I think we will actually sleep through the night tonight! We are exhausted. Tomorrow we will see the Great Wall! Getting used to the 12 hour time difference has been a little tough. We are starting to adjust. Running on little sleep can be very interesting emotionally. ha!
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