We woke up hungry. Dressing we walked to where we knew there was breakfast. Sitting down we saw the large spread of food and were amazed. A fellow adoptive mom commented on a post of mine about how big the breakfast was and she said wait until the other hotels! I couldn't imagine a more lavish breakfast at a hotel. Much of the food was different than a typical American breakfast but we found plenty for us and Edmund. As we ate I looked around at any American looking families and tried to guess if they were in our group.
We finished breakfast, went back to our room, and prepared for the day ahead. Our group would meet together in the lobby and we would walk to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden Palace. The rest of the group would take rickshaws to a house to have a meal but since it was Sabbath we didn't want to make others work and decided to just walk back to the hotel after the Forbidden Palace.
We packed water and snacks. With a toddler you always pack snacks. And we brought a carrier for Edmund.
We met our guide, George, and the other families. We did a little small talk and then began to follow George out the hotel to Tiananmen Square. It was bright and sunny. Hot without a breeze but we opened our eyes to the city, our hearts to the culture, and our ears to the history.
Edmund was interested at first and then soon waned as it got hotter and we just kept walking. Eventually it was decided that it was hot enough and the rest of the group went to the rickshaws and we walked back to the hotel.
We ate spaghettios (I think) -- snacks, and napped. After our nap we went to find the swimming pool. The swimming pool required swim caps so we each got one. We even got one for sister because we knew there would be pools at other hotels.
That evening we walked around trying to find somewhere to eat. But we couldn't find anything so we ate again in our room and did baths and bed.
Tomorrow we would go and see the Great Wall of China!
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