There isn’t a whole lot to say about today.  We knew our flight in Hong Kong would be close, so when we got to the airport and found out that our flight out was delayed by 45 minutes, we knew we would never make it.  Finally, they found a flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok …

I woke up this morning and looked out of the window to see… nothing.  The next building over was somewhat hazy and beyond that was a white veil of smog.  I thought the smog yesterday was bad, but today the visibility was probably half of what it was yesterday.  According to Greg, this is what …

Today I went out to the Summer Palace.  The Summer Palace is a massive, 700-acre complex where the Chinese emperor would spend holidays, getting away from the city for a while.  Today, Beijing has expanded so much that the Palace is now considered inside Beijing, though it is a ways out from the city.  Out …

Greg had meetings today, so I was on my own in the city.  I awoke this morning just barely in time for breakfast, and then I headed out.  My first stop was the Forbidden City.  I went to the north gate, which is less visited than the south gate, both so I could go through …

Today we went out and checked out some of the shops and markets around Beijing.  Greg was planning on having a meeting today, but the other person got stuck in Hong Kong, so we had extra time.  Our first stop was Walmart.  Yes, Walmart.  Though we were actually dropped off a few blocks away, as …

This morning I awoke to the sound of Greg’s blaring alarm.  He, of course, was already awake and chugging away at work emails.  I had to get up so we could get out and on the road to the Great Wall.  After breakfast, we headed down to the lobby and met up with Daphne, our …

Since our flight to Beijing was at 5:00pm today, and we had been so busy over the last few weeks, Greg and I decided to not do much today, but rather relax before going off to Beijing.  After sleeping “late” (9:30am), I went to breakfast and then Skyped with my mom, who was anxious to …