We started with a pancake breakfast at the Alley Cafe which should be called the Alley Cat Cafe. The food was GREAT the company quite hairy! (ha ha) Let me explain. As the mother cat laid next to my mom her kittens frolicked about, EVERYWHERE! It was quite the experience. Now we're off to the Forbidden City. WAIT, I forgot the bartering for Alissa's new camera. That was quite the experience as it was difficult to understand the broken English, but finally was able to make a pretty good deal. And now were off! OK so, on the way there, we encountered many interesting sights and smells. People riding bikes down busy streets, cars parked on sidewalks, guards everywhere, and I almost forgot the lovely smell of bakery (as my dad would call it) ha ha. No it was actually the fresh smell of sewage! (yummy) After hitching a couple taxis we arrived at the Forbidden City. Wow, I have never seen so many beautiful buildings and to think they were all made by hand! Words cannot describe the BEAUTY of the endless emperor dynasty of the ages. And to think it was built in the 1420's is enough to blow your mind. After exploring for a couple hours we were off to our next destination... Tianamin Square! ( the largest public square in the world!) This is known for the famous picture of Chairman Mow, and is the current place for morning exercises and meditation for thousands. A long walk back, a little resting, and now off to dinner with Am
anda Infield! The restaurant we ate at was known for their Peking duck. It was delicious. Kind of like the Christmas story though. It was brought to the table head and all. It was very nice to see Amanda shes doing very well. She ordered all of our food. As you can see in some of the pictures we are quite jet-lagged, especially Me. 
anda Infield! The restaurant we ate at was known for their Peking duck. It was delicious. Kind of like the Christmas story though. It was brought to the table head and all. It was very nice to see Amanda shes doing very well. She ordered all of our food. As you can see in some of the pictures we are quite jet-lagged, especially Me. 
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MOM,DAD,Alissa,
What hotel are you at and what is the number. We called one hotel and they didn't speak good english. So they said you weren't there. And the next one we called, we can't get through? Dad, do you need me to fax you a picture of some Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que?
ok....We got the right number from the Newsome household, but we need a room number for you at the Ramada. They won't put us through, they say they can't find the name in the system, or atleast I think that's what they're saying.
looks like a great place to visit great blog!
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