SATURDAY, 10/11/14

Today was a strange day. We woke up early (around 5:00 am). The smog and fog were so thick we couldn’t see anything out our window, not even the street. It was the same sensation as flying in a cloud. Really weird! The smog count was up around 275.   Suddenly, around 4:00 pm, we looked outside and the sky was crystal clear. The pollution had suddenly dropped to 38. We’ve never seen it change so drastically! I posted a screen shot below. Look at the bar graph further down and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

We finished off the gorgeous evening with Indian food from Taj. I really love their chicken dishes, and the bread. Judy is a Samosa fan. I guess we’ll get better acquainted with the Indian food establishments in DFW when we get back to the US.

SUNDAY, 10/12/14

We decided to go to Dragonfly for a foot massage. Mostly it gave us an excuse to eat at Fatburger. Judy spent most of the rest of the day putting away our summer clothes and pulling out all our winter gear. It’s times like this when I realize I have too many clothes. Much of it was stored in extra suitcases we brought when we moved from the US, so out come the suitcases, and everything got switched.

It’s a great time of the year in Beijing. The days are crisp fall days, but not really cold. When the air is clear, the city is great!