Can't sleep!

So, we landed around midnight (Beijing time, 1pm Buffalo time) and got to our hotel at 2am. The flight was pretty uneventful except the fact that the televisions didn't work properly on our whole side of the plane! We could only watch the same two movies and half a dozen tv shows over and over and over. The rest of the plane had a huge variety, but we brought our laptops and got one out and started watching Castle. Unfortunately, the space is so small that I had to put the computer against the wall of the plane and then sit sideways to be able to see. It was a bit uncomfortable , but better than nothing!

I was amazed by the ride to the hotel! It was the middle of the night and everyone was driving so slowly and really obeying the traffic laws! Also, there are counters on all the stop lights telling you how long you had to get through the green light or wait. It was pretty cool.

So, being that it's like 4:30 in the afternoon back home, we can't sleep!!! It's 5:30 am here and we can go down to breakfast in half an hour. We have orientation at 9:30am, then a half day tour of Tianenman Square and the Forbidden City. Should be an exciting day... Hopefully we can stay awake! We may have to find a Starbucks! (Didn't I hear there's one in the Forbidden City, anyways? Or was that just McDonald's?)

Last but not least, YAY my VPN works and I can blog AND get on Facebook over here! Here's hoping it lasts!