The day after we arrive.

When I woke up ( four in the morning,) we all went to the pool. What fun! The pool was very big and it was shallow. I could touch the floor in some places, some places I could not reach but it was still easy to touch after dunking into the water. The problem was that we had to wear swim caps. I hate swim caps. They make you look weird, and they are uncomfortable.

We met up with some friends who is on the tour. They had a a girl my age and we spent the whole day together, mainly in the pool! We met them at a breakfast buffet. The watermelon was so delicious! The girl is very nice and talkative, just like me! We had a lot of th ings in common. We both loved sports for one thing. When we went to the pool I did not realize that there were free combs! The other family pointed that out to me.

We went to the Tian'an Men Square, rumored to be the largest square in the world! It was so hot! We got bottled water. Well actually we got bottled ice, which quickly melted on the hot sun.

The hotel is placed in a very deserted neighborhood. Dad and I took a walk while mom was still half a sleep. We walked a couple blocks, fearing that we might get lost if we went to far, and headed back because there was nothing to see. Later that day we realized that if we had taken a different street we would be amongst lots of shops to look at.
We took the subway! We got tickets that look like metro cards except thicker. It was easy to use. All you had to do was hold the card up to the picture of the card that was on the machine. You would hear a beep and the little doors would slide open. It was easier than in New York because sometimes you swipe the card to fast you have to try again. That is the same if you swipe to slow.