We had a vert full day today. First, I woke up at midnight thinking it was time to get up only to find it was only 2 hours after we went to bed. So, then I dosed in and out (which has been my typical sleeping pattern for the past few months) until about 5:40 when we all woke up for the day. Madison is full speed from the time her feet hit the floor - her first priority was to play with the moon sand.
We had an awesome breakfast this morning. When then boarded a bus that took us to the Forbidden City - we were not sure if we would make it in one peice or not. The chinese do have traffic laws, but none of then, including our bus driver, obeyed the traffic laws. Also, pedestrians do not have the right of way - we just thought for sure our driver was going to run someone over before we could make it back to the hotel. As you can see by the photo we took while in the bus, one lane roads actually turn into two to three lane roads. If you are not going fast enough, the traffic behind you will drive on the median just to get by you and cut you off. Thank God for my Scopalamine Patch.
Both of the moms from the two other families in our group left presents (V) on the plane. The landing in Beijing was a little rough but surprisingly enough we did okay.
I think between the Forbidden City and the Great wall, we must walked at least 20 miles today. We had some very unusual sites to see as well - lots of babies and toddlers being help up to urinate with split pants on - seemed we were being mooned quite often.
Madison is the new attraction for the chinese people. Lots of people wanted to take pictures with her and at first she thought it was pretty cool. But, by the end of the day, she was tired of it.
As much as I love chinese food, I can't wait to find McDonalds or Pizza Hut!
One more day
1 comment:
I quess we can all expect that you'll be 10 lbs lighter when you get back? I'm glad you're having a good time and staying in one piece.
Angela
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