Saturday, June 20, 2009

First Free Weekend!

This weekend was the first weekend we did not have anything planned as a group and I must say it was still a blast! Even though today had to be the hottest day of the year it was really fun. A bunch of us went out last night so everyone wanted to sleep in, we got a late start and then went to a mall/ice skating rink. It was fun and definitely a way to use up all of our free time. The best part of the day had to be later in the evening. A few of us went out for dinner and instead of eating at one restaurant we basically hit up a bunch of places and tried all sorts of food, it was actually really good. Then we walked down Chung Fu Lu (a road filled with a bunch of shops and street vendors) and looked at all of the things on the street. It is really weird because you would not expect the locals to be buying things from the street vendors but that is how a lot of the people buy their items. We spent a lot of time looking at everything, if there is something you need you will have no trouble finding it-we even saw a guy selling puppies, rabbits, snakes, and chipmunks. My favorite vendors are the ones that sell books and music. They have a wagon filled with books, both in english and chinese, they have such a huge selection and the books are really cheap. You could get the whole Harry Potter series for under 10 American dollars, the best part is all of the books still have the wrapping on them from the manufacturer. Another great vendor are the ones that sell music. A bunch of us wanted typical Chinese pop music, so we bought two cds They were definitely worth the five dollars we spent on them. Whether you want to go to the club, bar, chill in a cafe, or hit up the street vendors the night life in Beijing is definitely something anyone who comes to China has to experience. There is so much to do and the best part is anything you choose to do is nothing short of an adventure. I guess my prediction of charging through the haze was right, there was definitely a shinning light through all the fog, I only had to go looking for it!

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