When I've really been meaning to catch this shizzle up.

So, the first day of Beijing was fab...it was pouring rain like crazy and we had planned to check out things that were all outdoors. Being the scheduler of the duo, I was extremelely disappointed...especially when Kiyomi said, "Didn't you plan a rain plan B?" Ummno... "You're always supposed to have a plan b in case of rain" Oops. So regardless I was intent on seeing Tianamen Square regardless of rain, although Yomers wasn't so keen on this.
We borrowed umbrellas from the hostel and trekked it through the Hutong on our way to the square. Beijing, like many Chinese cities avoids the whole trouble with pedestrian crossing, which make sense, cause noone would get anywhere if they didn't. But if you are new to a city like this, it's kinda jarring when you approach a road to cross and there are no traffic lights, and an actual metal fence blocking you from actually attempting to cross the road. Then you notice the staircases going underground on each corner of the intersection...ohhhhhhhhhhhh.
So we made our way over to the square, and it's POURING and WINDY. The umbrellas are blowing inside out and sideways, backwards and forwards...whatever you can imagine. It was RIDICULOUS. Anyway Kiyomi starts bitchin' but I'm quite intent on at least taking a peek at the famed square. We're laughing hysterically but mad frustrated...anyway, a few bitchy comments later we end up in McDonalds for 4.5 kuai coffees (the cheapest in China) arguing about what to do next.
We decide that we should go for lunch and try and find a restaurant that doesn't feature a photo essay of Mao's life history on the walls, but arrive at the conclusion that this is impossible. God that dude must be smilin' away from his domain at the Mao Mausoleum just steps from all of these restaurants. Yeah, did you know that? Did you know that you can go and see DEAD MAO? That's right, all preserved and shit. We of course didn't have the time, the hours are super weird and apparently you can only shuffle by with the Chinese masses who also would like to get a glimpse of their 70% right and 30% wrong super cultural hero.

Enough about that....
I'm listening to Toronto CBC morning news while writing this and it's super strange...like there's a busted water main?mane? at College and Spadina and traffic lights aren't working at Dunn and King........bizarro. and the little Korean girl beside me is posing and giggling away for the boy at the other end of her webcam conversation...

The second day in Beijing was actually spent three hours outside of Beijing on the Great Wall. And not to show any love to Nixon, but it REALLY is a great wall man! It's SPECTACULAR. I truly reccommend it. Honest - it's in the top three. There was a small group of horrendously irritating suburban americans on the bus with us, and we walked with them on the wall, cause they had hired a Chinese mountain biking guide for their full three week bike tour of China. Way to do it guys! That way you don't have to interact with the locals at ALL!!!! We stopped in a public bathroom on the way back to the city - which consisted of three holes in a tile floor - hilarious. No dividers. Okay, do you want to know what these little blonde hi-lighted bitches did? Put Vicks Vapo-Rub on their upper lip so they wouldn't have to smell the chinese bathroom. That's right ladies....30 seconds of human piss is better than intense Eucalyptus muscle rub on your FACE for three hours....retarded.
Anyway - so we trekked 10 km on the wall which was rough but really awesome at the end. I got so sunburnt didn't have sunscreen and am not used to clear sunny days here.

That night I met up with the movie star couple to go out for dinner...but I can't write any more now cause I'm exhausted and starving. So more soon...
peace.