Beijing!

COURTNEY AND LINDSEY.  THIS BUILDING WAS IN THE MOVIE KUNG FU PANDA

I CAN BE A DRAGON!

THIS BUILDING IS CALLED 'THE BIRDS NEST'.  IT IS WHERE THEY DO GYMNASTICS. 

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

We took the sleeper train to Beijing on Thursday night.  Friday we got off the train and walked around to catch a cab to the hotel.  After we got settled into our hotel, we went to the Forbidden City, Tianamen Square, and at night we saw the acrobats.

The Forbidden City was awesome!  The inside gave me a very cool feeling.    There were broken statues from a long time ago and this is where several Chinese Presidents used to live.  There was a lot of history in the Forbidden City. 

Tianamen Square was where we saw the acrobats.  It was awesome and cool to see them because seeing them made me want to be one.  They could do tricks and there was a juggler too.  The juggler juggled 10 balls!  

Saturday we went to the Great wall.  The Great Wall of China is the biggest wall you could ever see.  It was built to separate China from anyone that could hurt them.  We climbed the steep stairs a long time and when I got to the top I was so proud of myself.  Mr. Andy, Lindsey, and I climbed back down and went with our group to Ming Tombs.  This is a place where Buddha is buried.  I liked hearing about Ming Tombs from our tour guide.  After Ming Tombs we were off to Jade Museum.  At the Jade Museum there are more cool things to see like people making bedding, quilts, and pillows.  I got to touch one of the quilts.  Some of the stuff was very silky and soft.

At the end of the day, Mr. Andy got a food massage.  You had to be about 20, so me and Lindsey were not allowed to have one.  We just sat by Mr. Andy and waited. We were so jealous because Mr. Andy would say "AHHHHHHH, I feel so relaxed!".

After Mr. Andy's foot massage we went to have tea.   I don't drink tea at home, so I am not a big fan of it anyway, but I tried it and  it was nasty!

Sunday we went to the Silk Market (where I bought some great gifts!) then to the international church.  Then we went to the airport and met my Uncle David.  We waited for our plane to Shanghai which would take us home to where the Theilman's live.  I think Mr. Xu missed me because when he saw me at the airport he winked at me :)