Today ws another fun filled day.  In the morning I had my usual cup of coffee from Starbucks (across the street from the hotel) and then we met Mr. Chen in the hotel lobby.  Mr. Chen brought Mr. Ho to visit with us.  Mr. Ho had also never been to Beijing so he was also a tourist.  Mr. Ho was very excited about touring Beijing.  We all had breakfast in the hotel prior to venturing out in the city.

We visited the Temple of Heaven, The Confucius Temple/Royal University, Toured a "hutong" (a traditional Chinese house), and we rode in a rickshaw around what they call "sea" however it was a frozen lake.  We also had an amazing Chinese lunch.  Mr. Chen and Mr. Ho did the ordering for us as the menu was in Chinese with no pictures.  Mr. Chen ordered us "pie" which mas more like a sandwich.  It was pork and some type of round bread on the outside that was toasted or grilled.  I loved it!!!

We went to dinner at a fancy restaurant for a "traditional Chinese dinner".  Mr. Chen and his friends toasted us several times at dinner.  It was a real cultural experience in our own private dining room.  We met another colleague of Mr. Chen's at dinner who also attended the IU School of Law and lived in the Campus Apartments at IUPUI with his wife and daughter.  At the end of dinner we took a group photo and shared gifts with one another.  Hayward brought some IUPUI Jaguars to give to our new friends and we received tea.  It was an amazing evening!

JC & HG