I really wanted to blog more frequently but seriously there just hasn't been time to even sleep! I arrived in Beijing on Friday morning. Marshall made me a sign with my new Chinese name and then took me to their posh apartment and since then, we have been go go going! I have so many stories I wan to go into detail about but, of course, the weekend isn't over and Darah and I are leaving in a few to catch the subway to the shopping district! A few quick highlights of my weekend:
Friday, Marshall picked me up at the airport, gave me the tour of the apt (which is AMAZING, btw!) and then we got my first meal in Beijing, a burger! HA! (They say there will be plenty of time for Chinese!) I took a nap, then we headed to dinner at this very cool noodle soup restaurant before meeting up with Darah after she got off work at lounge in this new fancy hotel called PUNK. Then off to the club, China Doll, where we met up with D & M's friends who are partners in the club (of course we got VIP!). There isn't late night Mexican drive through but there is Late Night Chinese... so off we went to Bellagio for the BEST Chinese I've ever had!
Saturday, on 2 hours of sleep, Darah and I went to the Great Wall! It was a beautiful day, sunny with blue skies. We hired a driver to take us out there and back for very inexpensive. David was awesome! The villages we past on the way to the Wall were so unique and interesting. But the Great Wall was even more spectacular. I can't wait to post pictures as soon as I can figure that out! I can't unfortunately show my videos since YouTube has been banned from this country as of about 1 month ago apparently! But more to come soon! After the Great Wall, we ordered take out, ate, then took a long nap! Had Filet and wine at this nice restaurant. Then more clubs, PUNK again then Block 8. Met this famous DJ dude and famous Chinese actor. Too funny and so many stories! Late night food last night was Marshall's tasty quesadillas. Late night Mexican has arrived!
Off to do some shopping now.. more later!
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Michael and i are so jealous! he just commented that he wished they would've had a blog when he was there...what a great way to log your adventures and share at the same time. we love hearing about everything!
ReplyDeleteMy school raised 439.00 our first week steph! we are going to sell the wrist bands on tuesday and hope to really kick things up a bit.
miss you and am so proud! B3
Kristie, that is so wonderful. I can't believe you raised $439 in one week. You will definitely reach your goal of one library!
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