Beijing
We are at our final destination, Beijing. I am sad the trip is almost over, it has been a WONDERFUL experience. Probably one of the best trips of my life. Beijing is a huge city and there is definitely a lot to do here. I can’t see much difference from Beijing to any other big city. It is crazy to experience such different extremes coming from Kunming where we encountered so much poverty and primitive habits to this urban jungle. Personally, I love big cities, so I am a having a blast here.
My favorite part of Beijing was definitely the Great Wall. It was so surreal to be there, I’ve been looking forward to seeing it for a long time. There are no words to describe and pictures cannot do justice to how pretty, grandiose, and peaceful the view is from there. Some of the girls and I got to ride on the cable cart that Bill Clinton rode back in 1988! We felt pretty special.
I also loved the “Birds Nest” and the “Water Cube” at the Olympic Village. The architecture of these venues was very impressive and unique. The track in the “Birds Nest” was covered, but still some of us ran around it. After the Olympic venues we got to go for a Peking duck lunch, that was delicious. The food here in Beijing was definitely my favorite, plus it is where you can find all kinds of exotic foods. In the past couple days I got to add scorpion, chicken hearts, and sting ray to my list of wild delicacies I’ve tried.
Well, there is a lot more to tell but we are about to get in the Airplane on the way home. China will be missed, a lot. JBIP office thank you so much for putting this together, and parents thank you for “sponsoring” us, we had the time of our lives! See you soon.
Thais V.
