We made it to Beijing!

We made it to Beijing!  We had a pretty low-stress travel experience.  The flight went by faster than we expected.  When we arrived in Beijing, we had no trouble finding our guide.  We were driven to our hotel in a sometimes scary car ride.  These drivers remind of cab drivers in NYC.  Sometimes it is best to not look.

After checking-in around 5pm, we decided to beat the jet lag by staying up until about 8pm.  We went for a walk to Food Street and Shopping Street.  Food Street was certainly a sight! (and smelly)  The shops were mostly high end retail stores and candy stores.  After the walk we came back to the hotel and went to sleep.  It is 4:30 am, and I can’t sleep.  Thank you, jet lag!  Oh well, today we head to the Great Wall.  We are hoping to meet some more adoptive families.  We will check in later.

On our way!

 



Not quite our idea of dinner, but interesting to look at.