1st day in Beijing

Good morning everyone, or I guess it is good evening. Well, we woke up very fresh and ready to go. We had a little problem with the transformer not charging the computer, but our room valet (how fancy) came and brought us a transformer that worked, so go figure. Anyways, I didn't blow up my curling iron yet, which is good. We went down to the breakfast buffet and had fresh pancakes, croissants, rosemary potatoes and cranberry bear claws. We actually met the chef on the elevator and when I was searching for my food, he was laughing at me, cause I'm sure I looked lost. He said, you want pancakes, I said sure and he just smiled. I just knew he was thinking, silly american, she has no clue. Right? Anyways, it was delicious. We took a few pictures of the inside of the hotel. It is so beautiful here. We are going to venture out in the chilly weather and explore a little now. I will try and post some pictures this evening when I have a little more time.