We hit up the Emperor's Park (you know the place with the bird's eye view of the Forbidden City) and came across even more people of Chinese retired age (55) dancing, exercising, and standing and bending at the hip. They are like a bunch of kids playing in the park.
Jake got to work right away with his new friends and this new toy.
You have to keep it from getting twisted, keep it spinning, and I say try not to get dizzy and fall down.
They switched the yo yo they gave him for one of theirs and he had it, he was able to spin that thing no problem! He had worked so hard at learning on a busted one that when he got a good one he was golden!
We went for a walk and had some frustrating disagreements. We were hot, tired, and hungry and with no food in sight and no idea where we were tensions ran high. (in China we had this problem with one day going perfectly, next day full of hiccups, and so on) Just as we were about to fall over dead from exhaustion and hunger (ok that might be an exaggeration) we found a restaurant!
I had broccoli (I had been craving veggies) and Jake had the Peking/Beijing Duck. I can normally eat anything once but this I could not even stomach. I stuck to my big ol' plate of broccoli and my warm water (they bring you boiled water in a tea kettle since their water is not drinkable).
Afterward we stopped at a little grocery store where I got a cocoa cola and some pringle style bar b que chips to fill my stomoach.
Parking on the sidewalk is no joke here.
After a LONG subway ride to the summer palace we were out of water and I saw a McDonald's. I sat down and had some fries with the coca cola I bought earlier and Jake went in search of bottled water.
A family offered for me to sit with them because all the tables were full and then I motioned that I wanted their ketchup since NONE of them were eating theirs and they only give you ONE packet per person. I take it the Chinese haven't gained a United States size appreciation for ketchup yet.
Next is the Summer Palace!
A romantic trip to an exotic place with JUST your husband. What could be better. :-) glad you guys had such an awesome time.
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