We're still loving Beijing and this week we even get to see some beautiful blue skies! This week we try to find the best shopping Beijing has to offer..keeping in mind we don't have much space in our 40L backpacks...which also helps to keep us on budget. Our first stop is the famous Silk Road where you can get a copy/knick-off of just about any clothing or fashion related item your heart desires. Kate is not a big shopper but even she had fun here. Bring your haggling skills and some money for coffee. Next on our agenda is to add some more culture to our lives so we make our way to the Capital Museum of China. Admission is free but you have to register in advance (in Mandarin) so we just asked the nice folks at our hotel to call for us and all was smooth as silk. Make sure to put this Museum on your itinerary when visiting Beijing, it's definitely worth investing an afternoon to check out the exhibits. This place is truly a treasure trove of history. For some more shopping we roll on over to another famous Beijing copy mall, the Pearl Market which we didn't like nearly as much as silk road. To close out, we link up with some expat friends who take us out for a truly local dining experience that was just amazing! While taking our after-meal stroll we happen across some Duck fans who see my shirt and get really..REALLY...excited..perhaps having a blood alcohol content higher than their age had something to do with the excitement. All too soon its time to leave Beijing and the friends we've made here. We can't wait to come back and explore even more of this amazing city and country!
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We're at Silk Road.
It's one of the largest and most famous copy malls in Beijing.
You can get black market or knockoff of pretty much every designer brand you can imagine.
It's quite a fun experience.
Shopping isn't always, but this really is.
We're probably not going to buy anything, but you know, might as well.
We shopped so hard at Silk Road, we had to come to Starbucks.
And actually, you know how much I hate malls?
This was a blast.
It is so much fun.
For today's adventure, we're getting a little more cultured and going to the Capital Museum in Beijing.
It's free entry, but you have to register ahead of time.
So we had the concierge at our hotel call up and make our reservations.
Yes, we did say concierge.
We did say it in 9 places though.
We just started at the Capital Museum.
It is absolutely gorgeous.
You probably didn't notice.
I got new glasses at the Silk Road Mall.
Progressives for less than the price of an eye exam.
So, we'll let you know how they work over the coming days and weeks.
It seems good so far.
And a quirky little thing.
These bathrooms have toilet paper and hand soap and hand drying paper at the museum.
It's shocking.
But is it a regular toilet or a squatty one?
No, it's a regular toilet.
That is special.
A whole door or a half door?
A whole door.
All these places have them.
200 years.
There's a lot of awesome stuff here.
This stuff is over 3,000 years old.
3,000.
Holy cow.
That's made of bone.
That's all from the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Rosewood desks and vases. Wow.
We're just finishing the Capitol in Beijing.
There's so much history here.
The artifacts and what we see blew my mind.
It's incredible.
It's free. Come.
When you come to Beijing.
Well, we've said the only down part of Beijing has been the air quality.
Today, that's fixed.
Check this out.
I can breathe.
I know.
We had so much fun at the Silk Street Market.
We decided what the heck.
We went to the other giant coffee ball, the Pearl Market.
We'll tell you how we compared.
Well, we're up on the top of the Pearl Market.
With the air being clear today, this is the most beautiful view of Beijing.
Holy cow.
The Silk Street Market was awesome.
This was just okay.
If you want pearls, come to this one.
Because there's three floors of them.
The weather is so nice today.
So this is just the beginning of our feast.
Apparently, half of the expats in Beijing are from Oregon.
Nah.
Yes, we are.
That was for South Africa.
Yeah.
Adam and Kevin are taking us out and showing us the local expat flair.
And it is working well.
Because Chris and Kate said they like street food.
So we're doing it very street here on the street.
Literally sitting next to garbage and recyclables.
And we're eating there.
Rock on.
That's happening right now.
Very, very good.
Never in Beijing would these guys pick food for you.
Uh-huh.
We destroyed that.
So Kevin, where are you from and what do you do again?
South Africa.
And I roast coffee.
Are there any questions why I want to be friends with that guy?
Woo!
Go Dawgs!
Yeah, Dawgs!
Go Dawgs!
Representing us, China Will.
All the way across the world, yes.
Hi, China.
This has been wonderful.
What an amazing trip.
What an amazing country.
We are headed off to our next port of call.
I think you'll be happy with the results.
Rebecca Will.
Yes, our niece Rebecca is begging to be airmailed to our next stop.
So we're off to the airport.
So we always like to try something new.
Something in a can.
We've been seeing these things everywhere so we had to try them.
Oh, this one's really good.
It's just a medley of all different sorts of nuts and rice and it's sweet with the corn.
I would actually recommend this.
Time to wait for flight.
I've watched it on TV.
Click the thumbs up and subscribe.
Now that was good.
