Busy day today. First we toured Tiananmen Square. Then we headed north through the Forbidden City. We stopped for a bit at a silk factory and then toured the Temple of Heaven. After an afternoon siesta (and a 5 mile run by Justin, Marlin, and I) we tested out the subways by going to the Silk Market. We split into three groups for dinner and, in the interest of diversity, one group went to a Chinese restaurant, one group went to an Indian restaurant, and another group examined the authenticity of Tim's Texas BBQ, which was apparently run by some Brits. I was with the group at the Indian restaurant and, despite our surprise that this was only the second day that they had been open, the food was really tasty. After dinner, we checked out Wangfujing, which was unfortunately closing early for some reason. However, they did not close before some students had the chance to sample some unique street food (see photos below.)
Now that students have had a taste of Beijing, we will be breaking them into small groups for self-guided activities tomorrow. No help from the professors! Basically, they will have to navigate to the Pearl Market to haggle for something, find their way to the Lama temple, and finally find a secret location where they will receive their next clue. Okay, there aren't really any next clues, but their goal is to meet their trip leaders at the last location. Ann C2, if you are reading this, I'll give you a hint. They have tasty coffee.
RF14s in Beijing!
Learning how silk is made
At the Temple of Heaven
Are we having fun yet?
They were so sincere about doing well their second day open that I thought I would give them a little "press"
Authentic Texas BBQ?
Was Marlin the star or is something fishy going on?
That's good snake.
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