Wow. We are tired this evening. The Digby Family arrived today, after having to stay overnight in Tokyo. Today, we toured a jade cutting factory, the Great Wall of China, a Closienne factory, and The Summer Palace. We saw so many beautiful things. Tomorrow, we check-out of our hotel and leave for Chongqing. We getting very close to getting Natalie.
At the Great Wall, we seemed to be part of the tourist attraction as well. We had two Chinese ladies so fascinated with us that they wanted to have their pictures taken with us. We were awestruck at the enormity and beauty of the Great Wall.
The two factories were also interesting and made for some fun shopping.
It amazed us at how big the Summer Palace was because it was built all for one person and it had elaborate gardens. We also viewed a wonderful sunset at the Summer Palace and watched an elderly man writing calligraphy using water instead of ink in the dust of the sidewalk. It was beautiful to see.
Then we finished the evening with a Peking duck dinner, celebrated Sharry's and Christine's birthdays and said farewell to our guide, Bing. Karen and I will miss her because she became a new friend as well.
2 comments:
It's almost Natalie time!!! WOO!!
Thinking of you .
Leslie
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