In November 2002, Chris and I took a
tour to Beijing. It was our first guided tour, and although it was a bit
of a caricature of tours we had a marvelous time. Our hotel was very
modern and comfortable, and our tour guides were very helpful and informative.
We visited the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, a Hutong Village, Tienanmen
Square, a silk factory, a cloisonné factory, a jade factory, an acrobat school,
the Great Wall and the Peking Opera. We also shopped at a department store
and at Silk Alley, which is a huge flea market. Beneath our hotel was a
large upscale shopping center that we frequented during the evening hours.
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