March 17th - Happy St. Patricks Day!

Afternoon everyone.
Its 4:15pm in Beijing, didn't warm up like it should have so we were a little cold today.
Robin & John say hello! We're having a quick beer/wine in their room and deciding what to do about dinner.

Hi All! Andy here...

We are solo until the rest of the group gets here tomorrow. We decided to do a few tours that aren't on the group itinerary to stay out of trouble :)

Went to the "Emperor's Summer Palace".. what a beautiful place! Walked and walked through so many gardens and buildings. It' amazing how they did all of this construction.

The Internet connection here in Beijing is very slow and we tried to download some pictures, but it just takes too long.

Beijing is a very biiiiiiiiig city! Lot's and lots of people... everywhere... Very friendly, but very difficult to communicate with. I guess there aren't that many english speaking people here, but we're muddling through.

There are a number of couples here from Spain that have already gotten their children and they are sooooo cute! :) We smile one second to see how happy they all are, and in tears the next because we don't have our Taylor yet... no matter, only a few more days and our dreams will come true!

Still have no idea where my luggage is... Went to the local market and bought a pair of pants, some socks and underwear.. Luckily I packed my toilettries so I don't smell too ripe! :) :)

We're trying to decide where to eat tonight... The local place where they have "roast pigeon" or just the place where they serve dog or cat.... (just kidding..)

Will meet up with the rest of the group tomorrow after we decide where else we're going to go..

Wish us luck... :)

Andy