I saw Serena Williams today. I just wanted to write that. It was SO exciting. The group was waiting for the bus and she was walking in to the Silk Market with some guy. My mother called out "Serena! Serena!" And she smiled bashfully, then turned her head as she walked into Market, where I CLEANED UP. I bought a present for Ms. A Dole, a briefcase/bookbag (those two words just don't do it justice) for myself, as well as a very pretty bright-colored floral-print short blazer for myself. I never wrote about my other purchases--purple shoes for 85 yuan; a bright red Max Mara raincoat; a leather journal; a red band that says "Go, China!" or something like it (at the road race...it's the same as the one that cute baby is wearing); oh, and the best--a black silk pencil skirt. I also had my white graduation dress made. It will be finished on Wednesday.
Today, we went to the Summer Palace, which is where the emperor from Forbidden City spent his "vacation." I told my mother that since it was just a summer home, it had to be more modest, though of course it was freakin' HUGE. But smaller than Forbidden City. So less room for concubines.
We also visited the Beijing Botanical Garden, which was lovely and sooooo peaceful. We saw beautiful flowers, plants, and a new word I learned--topiary.
Tomorrow is...more shopping! And Temple of Heaven.
The pictures won't post, so just go the the Flickr site.
~Fu Long (10 yuan to the first person who can tell me what that means)
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