Had the most wonderful day in Beijing. Got up at 5:00 and was biking at
5:30 with some students. Went to tiananmen square (was there yesterday at 5 am for the flag raising) then went to a park that overlooks the forbidden city. Always wanted to bike here. Was glad I was off the
street at 8:30. We went to the summer palace, then came back to the hotel. After lunch, one of my students and I went to the old shopping
area and spent about an hour sampling tea and wandering around. Then we
went out for dinner to a Xinjiang restaurant, where the winner of a
contest I lost (happily!) got to dance with a belly dancer and a snake.