Well, I'm definitely late in getting out a Beijing post. It's now been about a week over six months since we were there. We were only there for a few days, though, so there really isn't all that much to it.

When we got there, we did the typical: we went shopping! Like Hong Kong, haggling is the norm in Beijing. We went to many of the markets, including the famous Friendship market. Apparently, it used to be the only place foreigners were allowed. These days, we can go almost anywhere.

We also went to see Tiananmen Square as well as some of the other nearby sites. Although full of formal guards, we were never bothered. All over the city were signs and displays for the Olympic mascots. The Olympics are definitely a huge event for any city, but they seem particularly so for Beijing.

On the last day we had planned to go out to the Great Wall. Unfortunately, I got sick. We decided that Laurie should still go on her own. After all, we had already scheduled for a car to come to pick us up. So, she did go on her own. She had a really good time, too, even though I couldn't go with her. :o

 She did find that it was nice enough that we will return again so I can see it and she can see more of it.

The hotel would give us fruit, which was great.  One day we got a piece of fruit that we did not recognize.  I spent the next hour searching online for it before we even cut in to it.  Eventually, we determined it was a dragonfruit.  Turns out that the taste is much less strong than the looks.  It was like a weak melon in flavor, but stil tasty and quick to eat with a spoon.

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Well, that concludes this series of memories on our trip around the world we took last September for our honeymoon.

I hope this didn't bore too many people, but it has helped both of us remember more of our trip.

Posted by Shane on April 11, 2007 8:19 AM | Permalink