Happy Lunar New Year!
What a fun way to experience Chinese New Year. We ate lots of delicious food (probably full of MSG... yayyyy... ), saw some famous sites, hung out with Greg's friend who is currently studying and living in Beijing, and saw non-stop fireworks. Seriously, from the moment our plane neared the Beijing airport, to the night before we left, there were fireworks everywhere. I normally love fireworks, but if I don't see any for awhile I'll be A-OK.
The first full day we went to The Forbidden City and the sites of the 2008 Olympics. The second day we took a tour to the Great Wall, an area of the Ming Tombs, and forcefully attended a jade, silk, and tea museums aka "lets hope the foreigners buy these Chinese goods". The third day we went to the Summer Palace and went to dinner for Greg's birthday with his friend again.
As we were on the trip we actually missed Seoul, which was somewhat surprising. Clearly we've grown accustomed to getting around Seoul at this point. Beijing is a fun place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Seoul is a great place to live, but has less sight-seeing activities.
Eventually I'll put up some photos and videos.
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