Last night, I met up with Eric and Dimitar at Pyro's Pizza, an American bar/pizza joint near the university where they're working. We decided to form a 3 person beer pong team (we rotated), and we won the tournament!!
In other news, I saw Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. They are both pretty impressive. The Forbidden City was the home of emperors for 600 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Apparently, they would often leave governing to their minions and never leave the city. A good portion of the complex was used as housing for the hundreds of concubines, and there were an army of cooks preparing food all day, so I guess the emperors felt like they had everything they needed right there. Tiananmen Square seemed very imperial and imposing, as you would expect, and there was lots of stuff dedicated to Mao, including a giant portrait of him above the main gate.
Today, it is gross and rainy outside, so I probably won't go see anything. Starting tomorrow, I will be taking part in the Energy Crossroads China conference for three days, which should be interesting.
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