One month anniversary and Wuhan

So today marks one month that I have been in China. It is hard to believe that it has already been so long. Anna, Theresa, and I celebrated/said goodbye last night at Lu Qin's and it was uber delicious. Our adventure to the restaurant, however, was not so much fun. We took Line 10 to Line 4 and then to Line 1. We realized after getting on Line 1 that we should have gotten on Line 2. We thought, "Oh well, we will catch a taxi!" So we walked out at Tiananmen East and attempted to hail a cab. Attempted being the key word here. It was raining. We had only one umbrella. The traffic was being majorly controlled and our attempts at getting in a taxi failed miserably. I did, however, get to see the back side of Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City. It was kind of a preview for what is to come when I get back home to Beijing. We walked back to the subway and took Line 1 to Line 2 and then got off at Qianmen. We power walked to the quaint hutong and finally made it to the world-famous, duck restaurant. The hike, rain, and subway transfers were worth it once I could eat some yummy duck tortilla roll things... yes, that is the technical term. I made it back home pretty late for my final night in Beijing and still had to finish packing. I ended up staying away until 1 AM and then had to get up at 4:45 to meet Luyin and go to the airport.

My flight to Wuhan was not bad at all. I guess after the 13 hours to Beijing I would consider myself a much more relaxed flier. I ate the "breakfast" that was offered and napped the rest of the way. I even slept through the landing... Once I made it out of the airport with my bags and found Mr. O, my first impression of Wuhan would have to be HOT. And by hot, I am mean, sticky, wet, sweaty, humid, heat, furnace. Pretty bad. The area is beautiful, though. There are so many trees and there are a lot more historic buildings around. The traffic also did not seem as bad as in Beijing. I will talk more about the differences in a later post... I just wanted you all to know that I am safe and sound in the city I will call home for the next three weeks.

Mandarin lesson:
Guōtiē锅贴 (fried dumpling)