Summer Palace & Olympic Park Sights

Today started at about 3am when my body thought it was time to be up.  The time change has not been too bad but I think we are still tired from 24 hours of travel.

We visited The Summer Palace where emperors once vacationed.  Many pieces we saw were dated back to 1600AD.  The weather was beautiful with low 70s and low smog index.
Next we visited the Olympic Village of 2008 and a shopping market.  Shopping here is not exactly relaxing.  Many booth keepers will touch or grab you to take a look at what they are selling.

We also experienced crazy traffic on our travels today.  Red lights and lane lines are suggestions here.  Traffic was also held for a Michelle Obama motorcade on our way to dinner.  The food has not been too crazy so far and we are getting much better with our chopsticks.  Tomorrow we are headed to The Great Wall.