We weren't sure it would work out since visas are required, the language barrier is a little more intense than usual, and Beijing is a huge, crowded, somewhat polluted, and intimidating city. I wasn't certain I was up to fending for myself as I usually do while Jeff is occupied in talks all day. But Jeff has arranged tours for me every day from 9 to 5 and we're going a few days early so we can acclimate and enjoy China together. We have some contacts and friends there as well, so perhaps we'll get an insider's view of the city, too! I'm very excited for our week and a half visit, as this will be quite different from the other four continents we have explored.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Beijing!
We weren't sure it would work out since visas are required, the language barrier is a little more intense than usual, and Beijing is a huge, crowded, somewhat polluted, and intimidating city. I wasn't certain I was up to fending for myself as I usually do while Jeff is occupied in talks all day. But Jeff has arranged tours for me every day from 9 to 5 and we're going a few days early so we can acclimate and enjoy China together. We have some contacts and friends there as well, so perhaps we'll get an insider's view of the city, too! I'm very excited for our week and a half visit, as this will be quite different from the other four continents we have explored.
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What an adventure! Make sure you tell us all about it!
ReplyDeleteHow very exciting! You two are quite the world travelers.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing! I'm so excited for you. Take lots of pictures for us.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone. We're very excited, but a little on guard as well. We've heard some pretty bad stories of people getting ill, not finding good food, etc. We've been to several third world countries before, but never a city of over 20 million! It will be an adventure, that's for sure. And I'll definitely blog about it, assuming China doesn't block my access to the Internet ;-)
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