We made it to Beijing successfully, although Yanmei now has a cold that started in Kunming. Strangely, it is different than what I had. I thought she would catch what I had, but she resisted that and somehow caught something else. She has a cough and sore throat, whereas I had sneezing and sinus congestion. We are staying at her niece’s apartment.
Yanmei was reluctant to come to Beijing because it is “too cold.” But I’ve been checking the Beijing weather on my phone and most days it has been 55-60F (13-15C), not hot or warm like most places on this trip, but also not winter weather. I convinced her it wouldn’t be too bad, and as a compromise on the last day in Kunming we went shopping for a winter jacket for her.
We arrived late Friday afternoon and it was pretty chilly, about 45F. Then Saturday morning I got up and looked out the window and it was snowing, heavily. Good thing she has that winter jacket! Although at least it was warm enough that the snow didn’t accumulate, it just became slush that melted to water later when the snow turned to sleet. Lovely day.
The good news is Yanmei saw her son and he is doing well and looks tall and handsome.
David