A great Time In Beijing
Well we are in Beijing and love the city, such a refreshing change from Changsha! The city is vibrant and alive, but still far from what most North Americans are used to. This morning we were up early and visited the "dirt market", an incredible experience and not to be missed for those coming to Beijing.The formal name is the Panjiayuan Market which is only held on Saturday and Sunday and is the liveliest market I have ever seen. Vendors from all accross China fill hundreds of open air stalls with a dizzying array of collectibles. As is the case with most things here, don't forget to bargain as prices to be paid are a fraction of the opening.
As you can see from the photos, Mia is absolutely darling! Ans she has attached to us like you would not believe thus making all of our sight seeing possible. She has taken to eating what we eat already (well, not swallowing but she does love to suck on roast duck, dumplings and everything else). We are enjoying our time with her a lot and we wish we could upload a short video so you could all see how alive she is. Like one of our friends over here said tonight when he saw her laughing, it is incredible to see that in a span of literally days we have taken this little girl to where she was almost unfocussed to where she is now, full of smiles and laughter, she is truly in a happy place now as are we!
Finally after a few days I was able to upload some more photos (see the last post of the twins at the orphanage)so as I write this Ihope I am able to upload some more with this post. Th place we went for dinner last night, called Li Qun, was quite unbelieveable and an adventure to get to. The tiny place was hidden deep in a hutong neighbourhood (hutongs are old ancient neighbourhoods which are not for the faint of heart revealling mud and timber homes, poverty and dirt yet an "ordinary" look to all the people, and tiny alleys where sometimes not two people can pass). The duck was absolutely fabulous and Mia loved it too, and of course, the beer was plentiful, good and very cheap.
Our friend Richard said tonight after yet another incredible meal (this time yet again food much different than what we have had - Hakka food), every night the food just seems to be better than the night before and the flavours with our first meal we had ranked up there with some of the most interesting we have ever experienced. And for those coming here, if you are adventurous and willing to explore beyond the hotels and the tourist places, our meal tonight, quite typical, consisting of as much as we could eat for 5 of us, with about 12 beers (well only about 6 but they are very large!) was $208 YUAN, or about $30 Canadian.
Enjoy the blog!
As you can see from the photos, Mia is absolutely darling! Ans she has attached to us like you would not believe thus making all of our sight seeing possible. She has taken to eating what we eat already (well, not swallowing but she does love to suck on roast duck, dumplings and everything else). We are enjoying our time with her a lot and we wish we could upload a short video so you could all see how alive she is. Like one of our friends over here said tonight when he saw her laughing, it is incredible to see that in a span of literally days we have taken this little girl to where she was almost unfocussed to where she is now, full of smiles and laughter, she is truly in a happy place now as are we!
Finally after a few days I was able to upload some more photos (see the last post of the twins at the orphanage)so as I write this Ihope I am able to upload some more with this post. Th place we went for dinner last night, called Li Qun, was quite unbelieveable and an adventure to get to. The tiny place was hidden deep in a hutong neighbourhood (hutongs are old ancient neighbourhoods which are not for the faint of heart revealling mud and timber homes, poverty and dirt yet an "ordinary" look to all the people, and tiny alleys where sometimes not two people can pass). The duck was absolutely fabulous and Mia loved it too, and of course, the beer was plentiful, good and very cheap.
Our friend Richard said tonight after yet another incredible meal (this time yet again food much different than what we have had - Hakka food), every night the food just seems to be better than the night before and the flavours with our first meal we had ranked up there with some of the most interesting we have ever experienced. And for those coming here, if you are adventurous and willing to explore beyond the hotels and the tourist places, our meal tonight, quite typical, consisting of as much as we could eat for 5 of us, with about 12 beers (well only about 6 but they are very large!) was $208 YUAN, or about $30 Canadian.
Enjoy the blog!
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