Beijing - Day 2 (Morning)

At the end of Day One our tour guide mentioned a cold front was going to be passing through. That night I went out and tried to purchase some sweat shirts for Amy and the girls. I was not successful mainly because I was too cheap to pay US prices in China - it just does not seem right. As I walked back to our hotel I actually saw a few snow flurries. Yes - it was that cold. It got down to 35 degrees F that night. Needless to say, Wednesday when we hit Tian 'anmen square it was very cold. With the wild chill, it was below 30 degrees. We were lucky enough to find a lady selling knit caps and gloves in the square. We paid more than we should have but negotiating the best deal was not the most important thing at that moment.

Monument of the People's Hero - also location of the Tian'anmen square student protest in 1989.


Photo outside of the Forbidden City. As you can we are not in the tropics anymore.


Photo inside the Forbidden City