Wednesday September 22nd: Moon Festival

-Slept in since we have no classes on the Moon Festival! Heather, Rachel, Katie and I went back to Grandma's Kitchen for a big American breakfast. It's just so good!

At Grandma's Kitchen:

Trains outside of Grandma's kitchen:

 -We then took the train over to the Pearl Market. It's in the south part of Beijing, and is known for it's pearls (although you probably could have guessed that). It was about a 45 minute train ride but was definitely worth it. They had all these amazing, super cheap fake bags. I bought a couple and a Xmas present for Imogen. They have fake Uggs, North Face, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Chloe, MiuMiu, everything! So insane. It is super draining though because you need to bargain like crazy. We all bought a bag for 45 kuai, and they tried to sell the same one to our friend for 880 kuai! Some of them would even grab onto you and not let go, it was insane. Rachel was definitely top bargainer. She would go up and be like "my sister bought this same bag for 35 kuai."Even though she herself had bought the same bag in January for 60 kuai.

The Pearl Market:

Very cool kite:

-We took the long train ride back home and spent the evening resting and doing our homework like good students.