Today started on a high note we didn't have to get up until 9. Both of us guys were excited for we were told we were going to a Bird's Nest. However, to our dismay it didn't consist of birds at all, it was in fact the Olympic Arena. After a short bus ride we approached the Olympic BirdNest with the girl's shivering from the cold. We men were not cold (man grunt here). Rather than a million Chinese banging on drums the Beijing Arena consisted of a Winter Wonderland for kids that we could not participate in :(
We sat in envy of their youth and tickets to enter the majestic Winter Wonderland. Then we left. Next was lunch. It was here that we met Frederick the Fish. He was delicious. The rest of the food was surprisingly American compared to the spicy food of Chengdu. In other words, it was all deep fried.
Our next stop after lunch was the art district. This consisted of pipe shops, coffee shops (with nice restrooms for once), and many stores of family crafted art. Each store was extremely interesting and we spent a lot of time browsing, three hours to be exact. On our exploration we came across a talking bird that says "Ni Hao", a life sized Transformer made of real truck parts, and familiar music such as Beatles and Bob Dyan. The music was ruined by Taylor Swift. Pretty much everyone found some sort of rememberable trinket from this market.
We left straight from the market and excitedly went to the Chinese Acrobat Show. To describe the show to you the only things that come to mind were "epic" and none of us could ever do it. some of the attractions were bendable girls, spinning wheels with jumping dare devils, and fourteen girls one peacock bike. After this display of extreme athletism we went and feasted. We ate at a underground restaurant that had a huge buffet and even a gingerbread house. Everyone was excited for the spaghetti and desserts for it brought some variety to the diet. We ate so much that returning to the bus was a chore. Now we lay in our hotel room and are close to the food coma. The End.
Devon and Phil (The ChengDUDES)
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