Today we were on the road again. This time we were going to find us some real Christmas weather.
We grabbed some fresh hot pastries from a bakery down the street before gathering our backpacks and heading to the bus stop. Just as we arrived, our bus pulled in, and everything was going according to plan.
We checked in with only a small scare when the woman at the Cathay Pacific counter looked at us like we were crazy when we handed her our passports. Turns out that we were on a Cathay flight that was being run by another airline and we had to check in there. It's always something.
But the rest of our journey went without a hitch, and we boarded our flight after we soaked up a few more rays of warmth. They weren't hard to find; it was super sunny in Hong Kong today!
We arrived in Beijing around 4pm and were greeted by a driver sent by Lucy, the American woman who has opened her home to us. We watched the winter sun set over Beijing as we drove toward the city, and Alicia reveled in the cold weather! To Karla's chagrin, apparently it was nice out until just a few days ago.
We arrived at Lucky Nichols' lovely apartment just as she was coming down to tell the guard about us, which saved us from the fun game of trying to communicate why we were there.
Lucy ushered us up to her spotless apartment, and showed us our bedroom, our shower, and where we could cook and do laundry (with a dryer!) She's very welcoming, and made us feel at home right away.
After spending a few minutes settling in, we walked to dinner at an Indian restaurant, which tasted authentic to us! We rushed back to Lucy's for a very important date: a nightly episode of a Korean soap opera that Lucy is addicted to. And it was fantastic!
We said goodnight shortly after the soap opera ended, and spend some time blogging and reading. We're going to try to keep up our early-to-bed, early-to-rise routine for the rest of our trip to maximize the winter sunlight!
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