There were numerous groups of people doing exercises and dancing, but the biggest group was a one hundred plus people in a big circle singing together from song sheets. People came and went as we walked by, joining in as they came. It was quite something, and they were really good!
We walked right through the Temple of Heaven park, west to east, and out the other side. There we were more or less right across the street from the Pearl Market.
We were much more pleased with the Pearl Market's selection of goods, prices, and attitude toward bargaining than we had been at the Silk Market. We bought make up, sports jerseys, a scarf, and so on, before heading back to the hostel just before noon.
We were much more pleased with the Pearl Market's selection of goods, prices, and attitude toward bargaining than we had been at the Silk Market. We bought make up, sports jerseys, a scarf, and so on, before heading back to the hostel just before noon.
We checked out of the Leo Hostel and made the transit trek out to our favourite Beijing Capital Airport Hotel, where we had stayed before going to Mongolia and North Korea.
Our Asian adventure ended with a quick early morning China Eastern flight from Beijing to Shanghai; a much longer China Eastern flight from Shanghai to Vancouver; a four hour layover in YVR; and a quick WestJet flight from Vancouver to Edmonton. Thanks to the International Date Line, May 28, 2016 is the longest day I have ever lived. Beijing's time zone is GMT +8, and Edmonton's in the summer is GMT -6, so if my calculations are correct, May 28, 2016 lasted 38 hours for us. Needless to say, we were very tired when we got home.
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