Trying to sum up the last seven days of my life is sort of a challenge. When I try to put it into words I almost don't believe it all myself... So, I guess I'll just stick to the basics for now.
This past Tuesday was the Korean National Holiday of Chuseok, which is similar to Thanksgiving in the US. Because of that, we all got Monday through Wednesday off from teaching - and we consider ourselves extra lucky that Chuseok fell on a Tuesday this year because that meant we got 5 consecutive days off from work. Perfect for a mini-vacation! So, after being in Seoul for just about a month, Andrea and I opted to spend our five days off traveling to China. We booked a tour that spent 4 days and 3 nights (Sunday through Wednesday) in Beijing and included all our meals as well as the typical tour guide-y stuff. The trip was nothing short of spectacular. It got off to a bit of a rocky start because our flight was delayed and customs was a mob scene, so we missed most of the first day. But our Chinese tour guide (David) and our Korean travel agent (Jenny Lee) were awesome and adjusted the itinerary so that we would still be able to see everything we'd planned on.
China is a really wonderful country and Beijing is awesome, of course. The sites were gorgeous and the entire city had a sort of mysterious feeling to it. I really had to pinch myself. We visited a bunch of things over our four days there - each of which I will detail in its own post. ... anyway, more details to come later but that's all for now!
Peace,
Erica
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Did they automatically give you a fork with every meal?
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