October 13 - Thursday-Beijing
While Bryant and I spent the morning doing odd jobs, and Ron and Joyce squeezed in another market trip, the remaining group members were winging their way from Toronto to Beijing. Their flight arrived on time, and after about an hour of immigration and customs procedures, they appeared at the doorway to Exit B. There were a few smiles when they spied our guide, Richard, holding up a cardboard replica of Swallowtail. After a few photos at the 9-Dragon Wall near Exit B, we boarded our 30-seat bus and headed into the city, beating the rush hour traffic by a half-hour or so. After checking into the hotel, everyone had some settling in time before dinner at 6:30. The Royal Hot Pot restaurant, just around the corner from our hotel, put out a great spread of meat, vegetables, and mushrooms which each person cooked in boiling broth. Fresh fruit for dessert provided a light sweet taste to end our meal. Yelin, our Beijing travel agent, dropped by to say hello to our group. She will come with us tomorrow to the Great Wall at Mutianyu, and to a small rural primary school in the afternoon, north of the city. More adventures to follow!
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| Ann, Ce, Adele, and Dawn spy Swallowtail |
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| Our group (minus Ron and Joyce), at 9-Dragon Wall, Terminal 3, Beijing |
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| The group ready to eat at Royal Hotpot Restaurant |
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| Before trying to use chopsticks...... |
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| Chopsticks lessons |
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| Pros by the end of the meal |
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