In the evening we all went to see a Chinese opera at the futuristic Beijing opera house (国家大剧院 ). The building was a spectacle in itself - a oval shaped dome composed of glass and steel, completely surrounded by a man-made lake. It basically looks like an egg rising out of the water. If that's not cool I don't know what is. About the opera, it is a tragic story of a lady who falls in love or something to that effect. I fell asleep for half of it. And apparently the couple next to me was making out the whole time.
After the opera me and some friends went to Lush, a cozy Western style bar/restaurant. It was cool to see so many 外国人 in such a small place, it hardly feels like China in there. We enjoyed some french fries and mojitos before heading out to the karaoke across the street. After two hours at the KTV that included our amazing renditions of "Drop it Like its Hot" "Ole Sole Mio" and some Chinese, Korean, and Japanese pop songs, we called it an evening. Tomorrow we will set off for a weekend in Xi'an.
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