Our time clocks are still off a little. I woke up a midnight thinking it was time to get up. Hoewver, it was only midnight. After tossing and turning I looked at the clock (the sun was up) and it was only 5:30 a.m. Madison woke up shortly thereafter and started playing with moon sand right away.
We all boarded our bus around 8:30 and from that point on, we were praying for our lives. The chinese do haved traffic laws, but the do not follow them. Pedestrians do not have the right of way here - so, we just knew our driver was going to hit someone before we could get back to the hotel. One lane roads often turned into two to three lane roads. If the driver didn't drive fast enough, the car behind us would drive in the median to get by. We could stick our hand out of the window and touch the automobiles going by - very scary!
We shopped at the jade market here in Beijing but the prices were quite high. Hope to find jewelry at a much more reasonable price when we shop in Guongzho.
We walked up the Great wall for about an hour before Madison and I were too tired to go any further. We didn't realize how steep the Great Wall was until we started climbing it. the scienary from the higher parts of the wall were just spectacular. The only thing we didn't like was all the peddlers getting in our face and asking us to buys something, post cards, toys, scarves, et cetera. They would not take no for an answers. I did purchase some post cards, the original price was $20, but by the time we ending our bargaining, we got two packs for $10 - not bad.
We had dinner at nice restaurant with a gift shop beneath it. We had Duck for dinner which was awesome. It was so juicey, we think it was deep fried.
Our plane leaves around 10:00 a.m. in the morning - we will finally be able to put our arms around Jenna by the end of the day tomorrow. We are all so excited! That wait has been gruelling but I must say, we have learned a lot through this process. The tours were long and tiring, but learned lots about chinese history.
We are so glad to be in China and are enjoying every minute of the time we are here. Can't wait to get to Nanchang and learn more about the Province where Jenna was born.
We have posted new photos in the photobucket - take a look.
Will post again tomorrow night with photos of our "Gotcha Day"
We greatly appreciate your prayers!
Take Care, Teresa
2 comments:
I can't believe you'll have Jenna tomorrow morning. It seems like it was only yesterday that you told me you were going to adopt a child, which was about a year ago and I know it seems like an eternity to you. It is so exciting! I can't wait to hear about everything.
Angela
Hey everyone! Glad to see you arrived safely and everyone is doing well! Loved reading all about your trip so far.
You all are in my thoughts and prayers and so is Jenna. Enjoy this great and exciting journey and I can't wait to hear more and see more pics!!! God Bless!
Stephanie
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