We're in Beijing!!!!
Wow!!!!!!!
Our friend Dennis drove us to Manchester Airport in the morning of the 24th. Our flight left at noon and we then went from Detroit to Tokyo. That flight was about 12 hours. The audio system was broken on the plane so we couldn't watch any movies. They kept trying so we watched the first half hour of Spanglish about 6 times. :) We both read, did puzzles (thanks Laurie for the puzzle book!!!) and I had my Gameboy. We decided not to sleep and just be
exhausted when we got to the hotel in Beijing.
We then got on a plane to Beijing. We were sitting next to a woman who had her 3 year old daughter with her who she adopted at 9 months. She was going back to get her a sister. It was great to talk with her.
We finally landed in Beijing and got to the hotel around 10:30pm. We checked into our room, then I tried to get a phone card. I finally figured out how to get one and use it this morning :)
From our room you can see the rooftops of the palaces in the Forbidden City.
I walked around outside the hotel while Donna was still sleeping. It is interesting to see all the folks on their bikes, and other folks cleaning their cars and taxis (lots of dust and pollution in the air).
Today we're going to go to the Temple of Heaven and do some shopping. Tonight we're having
a guide meet us to take us to dinner and an acrobat show.
more updates soon!!! and I'll try to post pictures soon!!!
Our friend Dennis drove us to Manchester Airport in the morning of the 24th. Our flight left at noon and we then went from Detroit to Tokyo. That flight was about 12 hours. The audio system was broken on the plane so we couldn't watch any movies. They kept trying so we watched the first half hour of Spanglish about 6 times. :) We both read, did puzzles (thanks Laurie for the puzzle book!!!) and I had my Gameboy. We decided not to sleep and just be
exhausted when we got to the hotel in Beijing.
We then got on a plane to Beijing. We were sitting next to a woman who had her 3 year old daughter with her who she adopted at 9 months. She was going back to get her a sister. It was great to talk with her.
We finally landed in Beijing and got to the hotel around 10:30pm. We checked into our room, then I tried to get a phone card. I finally figured out how to get one and use it this morning :)
From our room you can see the rooftops of the palaces in the Forbidden City.
I walked around outside the hotel while Donna was still sleeping. It is interesting to see all the folks on their bikes, and other folks cleaning their cars and taxis (lots of dust and pollution in the air).
Today we're going to go to the Temple of Heaven and do some shopping. Tonight we're having
a guide meet us to take us to dinner and an acrobat show.
more updates soon!!! and I'll try to post pictures soon!!!
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