Hi all. Just wanted to let you know I made it safe to Beijing and have survived my first day of solo travel. It has been a crazy day of dealing with new transportation systems (including a bike cab that ripped me off!! boo!) and exploring the city. I think I walked for about 7 hours straight today. I have no idea how many miles I walked all together. My hostel is right next to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City and I explored both of those. I also went to the Lama Temple and wandered around that area. For dinner I had the famous Peking Duck and an awesome mushroom dish from a restaurant Lonely Planet featured. On the map, it looked close to the subway. In reality, it was SO FAR AWAY. But the food ended up being worth the hike and I saw a lot of random interesting things along the way. Basically a day where I oriented myself by foot... just the way I like doing things :) I'm earning all my Chinese food and seeing life along the way!
Off to read for a bit, I'm exhausted! But I'm safe and IN CHINA!!!
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SOOO super excited for you on your solo travel adventure! It will be the perfect time to reflect on all of the growing you've done in the past year. I can't WAIT to see you in Nashville and hear all about it my dear!!
Yay! Thanks for the update! Super jealous and excited for you.
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