Today was another fabulous day. We started off our morning by riding the subway. I had never ridden any type of subway before so it was a new experience for me. I was surprised at how clean and how easy to navigate the subway system was. From hearing other people talk, this is almost unheard of in America. I actually had a lot of fun riding the subway and hopefully I値l get to ride it again before I leave.
We visited the Temple of Heaven, which was very beautiful, but I actually found the people at the Temple more interesting than the Temple itself. There were groups of people dancing, singing, and playing music, which was really neat to watch. I think the coolest part of the Temple was the echo wall. It actually worked! But once again, I had no clue what a lot of the buildings were.
After visiting the Temple we went to the pearl market, which was quite an experience. I definitely spent way too much money! A lot of the vendors were spoke English and they were much more aggressive than the other merchants I致e experienced. On the ground floor they sold a ton of knock-off electronics, but they had a ton of shoes, bags, and clothes on the second floor. I知 finally getting a lot better at bartering for the price want. The shoes I bought started at 680 and I got them down to 170! I知 also really happy with the pearls I bought. They were a really nice strand for a reasonable price.
In the evening we went to an acrobatics show, which was a lot of fun. All of the stuff they did was absolutely amazing! It was totally worth the cost of the ticket and the crazy cab ride. I知 starting to feel as if I know the city a little bit better, but hopefully in the following week I値l be able to explore it even more.