Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I've been steadily feeling better the last two days and I'd say I've pretty much got this thing beat. It's a good thing too because there's a lot to see and a lot to eat here. How can a trip to Beijing be complete without Peking Duck?
I got out for a little while yesterday and saw the Forbidden City and Tian'an Men Square. Surprisingly, Tian'an Men reminded me a lot of the Mall in Washington DC. A big open space in the capital surrounded by government buildings, monuments, and museums. Although the plethora of Red Army soldiers patrolling the square was slightly off-putting. They've also got this big picture of this balding Chinese guy on the main gate to the square. I don't know, he must be someone important... :)
Speaking of pictures, the hostel computers here can't seem to support downloading pictures off of my camera. One computer doesn't have a USB port (Whaa...?!?) and the other was averaging infinity minutes per picture. So I may have to do a big download when I get to Japan. We'll see.
In addition I had a minor scare this morning as I took the subway all the way across the city only to realize my camera wouldn't turn on. I thought maybe something from the hostel computer had infected my camera but when I got back to hostel I discovered to my relief that it was only the battery that had died. I guess those infinity minutes per picture had drained the battery a bit...
If I ever get out of here, the plan is to see the Olympic Pavilion and the Temple of Heaven today. Tomorrow's a long day at... the Wall!
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