Saturday, June 26, 2010
THE GREAT WALL
We had a busy day today. We got on our tour bus at 8:00am and didn't return back to the hotel until 7:00pm. We are beat!! But, we got to see a lot of great places in and around Beijing. We started off our morning at the Great Wall. It took about 1 1/2 hours to drive there and then we were given 2 hours to spend there. There was a handful of us who hiked to the top. It was hard and I'm pretty sure I'll pay for it tomorrow, but I felt very accomplished! After the Great Wall, we visited a jade factory and ate lunch. From there we went to see the Bird's Nest from the 2008 Olympics. What a cool structure! We also got to see the Cube where Michael Phelps won all of his medals. After that we went to a Chinese acrobatic show. It was very entertaining. In the morning we will head to the airport and fly to Wuhan. We are the only couple in our travel group who is going to Hubei Province. One other couple is traveling to Inner Mongolia and all of the rest are traveling to Henan. We will all meet up again in Guangzhou in about a week.
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Glad you made it and enjoyed your day in Beijing! Your story brings me tears of joy!
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool that you get to do a little sight-seeing before you get Hope! It's a good way to see her culture and see where she was born. I would LOVE to see where the Olympics were..how cool! Sounds like you are having a great time! Praying for you both as you get your daughter soon!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of you all week! Praying you are able to take it aaallllll in! Are you feeling better yet? Can't wait to see pic's of you meeting Hope!! What an amazing adventure you're on... :) We're praying for you!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing experience you are having! Can't wait to read about when you get to meet Hope. Our kids played with your kids today for a bit--they're doing great! :)
ReplyDeleteGet lots of rest...the best of China is yet to come!!
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