"If your eyelids are sweating..."

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"...then it's spicy." This quote from tonights dinner near Lao (Old) Beijing was followed by a short walk to a busy alleyway where some of us tried various animal kebabs. I actually only ate some sort of fried cocoon while my more adventurous comrades had scorpions, a lizard, and a tarantula -like spider. It really was the first scorpions I saw wriggling on their skewers that put me off the animals.

After finding I had been placed in the 260 class I went out looking for a church to attend tomorrow and found one only a ten minute bus-ride away. The Xicheng Cathedral. The most prominent churches in Beijing are unimaginatively named.

After that I joined up with a group headed for Tian anmen and the Forbidden City. The view we got of the Forbidden City from the hill to it's north was exceptional. We got to Tian anmen too late to walk about in it and settled for an immediate detour to old Beijing.

A discussion about dragon boating with my comrades led to the conclusion that going tomorrow during the roommate icebreaker event might not be the best plan. A group of four of us plan on going next weekend, time permitting.

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Photos

you guessed it
more church

He's writing characters...
with his mouth!

but we're in Beijing
Those are scorpions on a stick

You can deep fry anything
Even a tarantula, sorry Rosie.

Comments

[Debbie Niederriter]

wow
That is amazing to see the bugs on a stick. a new item for the state fair!! I might really believe you are in China now, seeing the forbidden city and the lights and people. What a great experience.