Beijing

The girl's Trusty dog traveled with us to China and enjoyed climbing the Great Wall!

Here we are at the Great Wall

Summer Palace boat

Our travel group at the Summer Palace

Today was a busy day of sight seeing.  We first went to the Jade Factory.  We learned a little about jade and how to tell if it's real or not.  Then we went to the Great Wall.  We enjoyed a nice climb to the 2nd tower.  It was quite warm and the steps were very steep.  We had lunch and then went to the silk factory and learned how they make silk which is really quite amazing!  We then saw where the olympics were held here in 2008.  Finally we went to the Summer Palace and enjoyed a little boat ride and walk through the park.  It was a very good day but we are exhausted!  We hope to sleep well tonight.  We really haven't gotten a lot of sleep since we are mixed up with the time change! 

This was our lunch today!  We've been eating around round tables with a lasy susan in the middle.  We order a bunch of dishes (with our guide's help) and then share everything.  So far it's all been really good!