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You kjnow for a country that just opened its doors to the world in the eighties they sure have done some catching up, from high end cars to low end food China is hopping. In our short time here we havve walked in Tianamen Sqaure where only 25 years ago one man stopped a tank though we are told it did not even happen there.Now us two gringo's are marching around taking goofy snap shots of everything.Curious enough a handful of Africans were there and there were like superstar getting their picture took then again so was I as I am the happy Budda here in China maybe it's time to rethink my Nutrasystem diet.
After a long nights sleep we were back at it again checking out the Forbidden City, many many Chinese schoool children were here today from Providences far away so the site of blonde hair and blue eyes had them checking us out and trying their best english the could muster. It was pretty cold but the walls of the city sheltered us from the winds till we made it back out street side where we were met by a guy with no hands begging for money, he was very humble and not overbearing so I pitched him a George Washington into his bag and he thanked me in very rough english.
Off to the Summer Palace and more of kind of the same buildings and a frozen lake ,well almost frozen the light wieght Chinese were out there right up to where the water started. We called it a day there and headed down the street to get some Chinese food and it was the real stuff. No one really spoke English there but we made out okay anyway.
Next morning we were off to climb the wall and become a Chinese Hero guess that is what the tell the Tourist, we walked about a mile on the wall took plenty of pictures and spoke with everyone even meeting a bunch of Syrian business men climbing the wall they asked where were we from and we said USA and they were not really pleased with that answer. So eveyone Chinese welcomes you and eveybody else tells you where they are from. After the wall we came down to earth and stopped at the Ming Tombs they were a let down but we will be visiting the Terra Cotta Soilders in two days and are told they are great.
After all that climbing we set off to Oriental Place Mall and took a look at all the meats on a stick,Sea Horse Star Fich you name it they scerwed it.Well its very late and these pictures took forever to upload so til next time.
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