Blue skies in Beijing

(Sorry this post did not go through on Mon night as there were too many pics? I will sent one picture at a time until we figure out how to save them in a smaller size, if anyone has ideas please email them, thanks)
 
It was really nice to arrive in Beijing and have someone waiting for us!! After the craziness of the last couple of days we could use some TLC. Beijing is HOT, Shanghai was 20 degrees, grey and very damp. It is nice to see the blue sky. 
 

We met some of our fellow group members and had dinner together. It is too bad they all flew out this am to meet their children, so we are all alone again as far as other families go. We will see them again on Saturday to go to the Great Wall.
 

We did some exploring today and ended up by mistake at a crazy flea market. The outside was covered with santa statues and other animal/people statues. I thought it was a toy store. 

Brian and Ami also went swimming this morning, which I figure we will be doing everyday to keep Ami happy. And yes, you need to wear swim caps!!
 
We had dinner tonight with Yulin and it was so touching to see her walking down the street holding Ami's hand. The 4 of us ate some great Korean food for about $12.00. We have some plans for this week to visit Beihai Park, Silk Market, Summer Palace and maybe the acrobats if we can get tickets. We are not sure when we will be home, either Tues June 8 or Thurs June 10 depending on flights. We are still supposed to meet Lia on May 31 and will be flying to Hangzhou on Sun May 30!!
 

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