Peking Duck! Acrobats! Silk Road! Oh, my!

Well, after having spent the last two days primarily horizontal, laid out with this dang cold, I ventured not only upright, but out into the world.   Jeanne and Olivia toured (and toured and toured) hot spots in Beijing today. Julia (who is also coming down with dreaded ailment) and I rested and met them late this afternoon at the Silk Road/Market. I picked up my lovely custom made silk items (SO beautiful) and had the jeweler fix a previous purchase. We then headed off to meet "Lucy" our tour guide.   We ate at a restaurant in a park and have the most wonderful meal we've had since coming to China. A number of items - pork, beef, rice, spring rolls, - and the famous Peking Duck. And it was just marvelous. Following dinner, Lucy and the driver brought us to the Chinese Acrobatic show. That was very fun. Impressive feats, lovely young ladies and gentlemen, and overall, a very entertaining time.   But we were glad to be "home" again - especially Olivia and Jeanne who had logged exactly 17k miles today (j.k.). Julia and I are also glad for another chance to rest and kick this cold-thing.   Tomorrow it's the Hutong Eats tour... Sounds fun. (Hoping there's no need for the Immodium, though! lol)   OH.... I didn't mention... Friday, I got locked IN my apartment! I was resting with this cold thing-y... Julia, Olivia, and Jeanne left to explore and they locked the door from the outside. There are two locks. One you lock from the inside and can unlock. One that locks from the outside and can only be unlocked from the outside. So, I took it as a sign that I wasn't supposed to go to work. I slept and read instead. Funny thing... never would have expected that!   - Jackie