We got off the bus this morning, and we were a very large group. "George", one of our guides, put up a flag for us to follow, and for a minute I actually thought, "Oh no, don't do that. Then everyone will know we are tourists." It took me about 10 more seconds to realize I had absolutely no chance of fooling anyone here.
We toured Tienanmen Square today and the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City. It was huge - it just kept going on and on. After that tour we had lunch in a very nice restaurant with great traditional Chinese food. Our guide assured us we were only eating good quality food, nothing objectionable to Americans. (you get the picture) After that we went to a Silk factory and saw how silk fabric was made, and had the chance to do a little shopping. Last, we took a tour of a Hutong Village - a traditional type of Beijing Village. We toured in a rickshaw, which was a neat experience, but it made me a little uncomfortable. I didn't really enjoy having a human being pull me around. The hutong was neat though - we actually went through a lady's house and saw how an average person lives. We especially liked the pet crickets caged on her bed.
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