Mutton, Birds nest and sorry no English.

The Hotel is really nice. Very comfortable, a good wireless connection, and a very friendly staff. Once we got settled, we went to lobby and exchanged some money for Chinese Yuan. One US dollar gets you almost seven dollars Yuan. Bill and I headed out and had some dinner at a local recommended restaurant in town. We were probably the only Americans there. We had some Fried Rice with pork and duck, fried shrimp with the heads still on and a spicy Sichuan mutton which is lamb. We also had a couple of 7ups and Pepsi's. We were filled up. The food was pretty good and it only cost us 16.00 usd. Bill is not as adventurous as me when it comes to eating. LOL He seemed to enjoy the food though.We walked around the town and saw a three fish statue that remineded me of my tattoo. Pretty cool. Afterwards, we went back to hotel and took a taxi to the olympic venues. It was crowded with all kinds of people.Most were wearing nametags and olympic clothing, I am guessing that they were rehearsing for the ceremonies. We were only able to see the birds nest stadium from a distance. The whole place is fenced off with very tight security. There were many Chinese soldiers everywhere. It was a challenge to attempt to talk to them. They either didn't speak english or maybe refused too. The only thing I could understand was NO, Stop and Sorry. WE took a few pictures and went back to the hotel. I tried calling home but was unsuccessful. I will try again later. Today we are headed to the Ming tombs, Great Wall and some shopping. I will type more when we get back. Love you guys.

I Forgot to add rest of the pictures from our day yesterday. Enjoy!