I live in the future (one day ahead of Philly)

And I live in the hotel of the future! Check out my retro-Jetson night stand.

Ah, six hours of sleep. I off to Tian'an Men Square this morning. I'm staying at a decent budget hotel that on a map appeared to be very close to the square and to the Forbidden City. In reality, as I saw during my taxi ride here last night from the airport, the distances are much greater. These are very big places. There's a subway stop across the street - a main drag the runs west of the square and the Forbidden City. I'm going to give Beijing's transit a whirl today and head down to the square. It's Tuesday here, but I don't know what that will mean for crowds at the square. We shall find out. And we shall find out if I can shoot video, then come back here and upload something onto this blog. If it works, then we're cooking with gas. When I rode in last night, my taxi drove through the square. I had no idea it was criss-crossed by major roadways. That doesn't come across in the guide-book photos. So I'll try to show you what it really looks like to be there. Let's go see the Chairman!