Cathy climbing the Great Wall of China
Tobogganning Chinese style!
Stylish Sarah!
Our Team at Tiananmen Square
We had a crazy fun day today. We headed out at 7:00am for breakfast and then off we went to the Great Wall. Dr. Jean's little son Hudson calls it the “Big Wall.” Too cute! We were in the car for over two hours with no air conditioning, so Sarah was feeling pretty weak and dizzy when we arrived. It was a beautiful sunny day and so we saw the mountains and the Great Wall so well. When we were here for Lydia's adoption, we only saw the sun one day! So, it was so wonderful to have a great day for the Great Wall!
This is part of the Wall is very touristy, but really fun. We took a ski lift to the top and then we rode a toboggan down! I am scared to death of heights, but the views were just incredible...so that helped some! And after the crazy accident on the moving sidewalk at the Beijing airport, I was not feeling as confident. Dr Jean bought our team Chinese hats to wear for our group picture. They are pretty good at shading the head from the intense sun we had today!
The toboggan ride was so cool. Our team cheered and laughed the whole way down. You could definitely go pretty fast on the track, but they have men along the track to tell you to slow down.
Our guide wanted to do a sit down lunch, but we had in mind to get as much in today as possible. So we grabbed a Subway sandwich (yes, they have Subway at the Great Wall). We have had only Chinese food since we have been here--besides the hamburger from the cookout last night. It was quite a tasty sub!
We drove by the Olympic Village and saw the Bird's Nest and the Bubble Cube. Those Olympic facilities are huge! Then we got to Tiananmen Square and walked to the Forbidden City Walls. We just didn't have the time to do the Forbidden City.
We wrapped the day with some shopping and dinner at a noodle restaurant. Didn't care to see the big snake in the aquarium when we went into the restaurant, but the food was pretty good. I just can't seem to get good at the chopsticks and especially find it hard to eat rice that way! We’re tired from a long, fun day, so it’s time to turn in.
This is part of the Wall is very touristy, but really fun. We took a ski lift to the top and then we rode a toboggan down! I am scared to death of heights, but the views were just incredible...so that helped some! And after the crazy accident on the moving sidewalk at the Beijing airport, I was not feeling as confident. Dr Jean bought our team Chinese hats to wear for our group picture. They are pretty good at shading the head from the intense sun we had today!
The toboggan ride was so cool. Our team cheered and laughed the whole way down. You could definitely go pretty fast on the track, but they have men along the track to tell you to slow down.
Our guide wanted to do a sit down lunch, but we had in mind to get as much in today as possible. So we grabbed a Subway sandwich (yes, they have Subway at the Great Wall). We have had only Chinese food since we have been here--besides the hamburger from the cookout last night. It was quite a tasty sub!
We drove by the Olympic Village and saw the Bird's Nest and the Bubble Cube. Those Olympic facilities are huge! Then we got to Tiananmen Square and walked to the Forbidden City Walls. We just didn't have the time to do the Forbidden City.
We wrapped the day with some shopping and dinner at a noodle restaurant. Didn't care to see the big snake in the aquarium when we went into the restaurant, but the food was pretty good. I just can't seem to get good at the chopsticks and especially find it hard to eat rice that way! We’re tired from a long, fun day, so it’s time to turn in.
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