Beijing Day 2

We had a really fun day today. We hung out in our hotel room most of the morning, and Hannah tested out the swimming pool. This afternoon, we had a tour of a hutong neighborhood, which is a old Beijing neighborhood that shows the way people lived before everything here became so modern. There are still numerous families that live in these hutongs, but they are becoming less and less. We rode rickshaws for the tour, which was really neat.

(That's our guide in the rickshaw with Beth by the way..)

After walking through the neighborhoods, we visited a drum tower and saw a performance.

We then visited a family that lived in the hutong and had a chance to ask questions and talk about how they lived. Finally, we ended our day with an acrobat performance. A fun day, and I'm glad we took advantage of it, but I'm so ready for the next part of the journey. Tomorrow, we have free time around here most of the morning, and then head to the airport in the afternoon. We fly out tomorrow evening to go to Nanjing, where Sadie soon will be. I actually get her on the 5th we think.

Thanks for the good wishes, thoughts, and prayers!