Today can best be summarized by the question; "What didn't we eat?" Apparently if a stick can be pushed through it, it's on the menu! While you are all enjoying Kids' Deli, we have been eating scorpions, mealie worms, honey bees, sea urchins, sea horses, sharks, crickets, 'pig stomach in a cake', snakes, starfish, more snakes, and even more scorpions. Well, some of us have.... Some of us (including David and Mr. Cosgrove managed to resist the temptations of the night market just down the road from our hotel and stuck to kiwis and dragon fruit instead.
We started today in Tiananmen Square - the biggest square in the world. It is still decorated from the Olympics and the Paraolympics (which just finished) and looks beautiful, covered in flags, flowers and secret agents! Cushman students provoked a stir wherever they went as we all look so different from most of the people here. Many times we had to stop and pose for photographs for Chinese tourists. We have a great tour guide who sings to us whenever she can, (she gave us some Chinese opera and some Elvis Presley in the bus today). She led us through the 999 rooms of the Forbidden Palace without losing anyone! The emperor's former home is a magnificent sight to see, the colours of deep blue, green and gold are spectacular. After lunch we visited the Summer Palace which is where the emperor's summer home used to be. It sits high on a hill overlooking a lake. We crossed the lake in a dragon boat! Unfortuntely we lost some people here... Let's just say that Dr. Lutton, Coach Pablo and Mr. Cosgrove need to pay more attention to the guide.
After the lake we visited a factory that harvests pearls from oysters and got a short introduction they're processed . It was here that one of our students was surrounded by female admirers who began to call him "Buddha."
Tomorrow we visit the Great Wall of China - we are all very excited about that.
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It looks like a wonderful trip is being had by all! Save me some scorpions on a stick please, they are my favorite of all "bug". So crunchy!!!
I can't wait to see the pictures from the Great Wall.
Sorry to hear that you almost lost Dr. Lutton, Coach Pablo and Mr. Cosgrove. Perhaps you might considered having them installed with "lojack". I hear you can get a great deal in China :)
Hi from Cushman! Boy it sounds like you all are having a blast and seeing what China has to really offer all of us! I can't wait to hear about all of the 'foods on the sticks'! I especially love the sound of the scorpians too... and the sharks! Thank you for sending the pictures-- It looks absolutely beautiful! We miss you all...Have fun!
PS... Please keep Dr. Lutton, Mr. Cosgrove and Coach Pablo close to you all!! We need them back:)
Love, Arvi
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