Hi everyone ... this will be a very short blog tonight, only because my 24 hour Internet connection will close out any minute.
We had a terrific day today -- we went to a Jade factory, the Ming Tombs, a Cloisonne factory, then ate lunch before we spent 3 hours climbing the Great Wall of China! Oh, and on our way to the Jade factory, we drove by the Bird's Nest and Water Cube from the 2008 Olympic Games -- we didn't get off of the bus though (we were actually in the middle of traffic!) Finally, after our 2 hour trip back from the Great Wall, we ate dinner and now are preparing for tomorrow!
Tomorrow we're going to the Summer Palace, a pearl factory and possibly some shopping ("Dr. Tea" is a favorite, I've heard). Then we're catching the 9:30pm train to Xian -- it's an overnight sleeping train, so I will not have any Internet connection -- the next post will be on Thursday, April 9 (when we're finally settled into the hotel in Xian).
Much MUCH more on Thursday!
So good to see all their happy faces! You are certainly covering a lot of ground. The Great Wall must have been the highlight of the day. I would love to go there some day. I guess I just have to live vicariously through Adrianne. Sounds like you have made some great stops and have quite a big day tomorrow. The sleeping train... hmmmm..... wonder if you will all be able to actually sleep. Well, we'll see on Thursday. Looking forward to your blog post then. Have a great time everyone!
ReplyDeletei could never sleep on a train let alone know that one treveled that late and overnight haha... is Xian one of the places that is eaternised or do u have to pee in a hole
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It looks like a great time. I could do shopping. Jade is good stuff.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy-enjoy-enjoy!
Seems like you guys are having a fun time. Hey Jan, email some pictures of the great wall from your camera.
ReplyDeleteJacqueline
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for posting the pictures and your updates. We really appreciate it! By the way here in Canton we are still waiting for spring to start with lows of 27 and highs of 46. Best regards, the BvO family