相会在北京/Meeting in Beijing

6月14日，应姑姑和姑父的邀请，我和爸爸妈妈一起去了北京。本来我家离北京很近，去北京是一件再容易不过的事情，可自妈妈病了以后，这也成了奢侈。好容易要成行了，我们都十分激动，吃过午饭，稍作休息后，便开始了准备，下午3点多我们便出发了。叫了辆出租，把我们载到天津东站后广场，然后便去买票。票不算太难买，只是下一班的没座位了，我们只好等下下班的。还好等的时间并不算太长，终于看到传说中的新干线了，果然即高级又舒服，半个小时就到北京啦，好快哟！
一到北京永定门火车站，姑父已经在等我们了，坐上出租车，很快就到了姑姑家。可不知为什么，刚到北京不久我的胃就开始不舒服，晚上姑姑请我们去她家门口的老北京炸酱面吃饭，想让我们体会一下老北京的生活，由于身体不争气，只能放弃了。

On 14 Jun 2011, my parents and I were invited by my aunt 华and uncle in law to visit them in Beijing. In fact, my parents live quite near Beijing, so it should be easy for us to visit. Since my mom’s illness, travelling has become difficult. However, we still decided to go. And we were quite excited. We had a short rest after our lunch and started packing. Shortly after 3pm, we left our home. We hailed a taxi to Tianjin Railway station. It was not very difficult to get the train tickets. The next train had no more seats, so we bought the tickets for the following train. We did not have to wait for long to see the legendary Shinkansen. It was fast and smooth and could reach a speed of 333km/hr. It was also quite comfortable, and only took half an hour to reach Beijing. Very fast!

My uncle in law was already at Beijing South Railway station waiting for us when we reached. Although it takes about 30 mins to reach my aunt’s home by taxi, as long as I boarded the taxi, my stomach started feeling unwell. In the evening, my aunt suggested to treat us to an Old Beijing Zhajang Noodle Restaurant. She hoped that this would give us a basic idea of how Beijing commoners live. Instead I had to stay at home.