Oh the jet lag is awful! our days and nights are mixed up---It is 5:45 am on 8/26 and I did not sleep a wink last night! But I'm sure I will be ready for sleep in a couple of hours! We went to the Great Wall yesterday---absolutely breathtaking!! Pictures don't really do it justice--we also went to the Olympic area and took pictures of those buildings as well. The best part of the trip so far was touring the Hutongs--they are alleyways where people live and shop--it is "old Beijing"---hundreds of years old and the living areas have been with the same families for that long too. The culture is very interesting to say the least! And the driving is nothing like you have ever seen!! There are as many bicycles on the road as cars--all sharing the same road--we almost hit several! There are no traffic lights so cars just pull out and change lanes when they want not whether there is a car there or not--no one uses turn signals or seatbelts! Our guide said there are on average 300 fenderbenders a day--with some biclyclers being hit everyday as well!! As you can see it was foggy and raining at The Great Wall but was still beautiful--it was a very steep climb up the wall. The wall was built directly on the lay of the land and it is mountainous! It was also chilly so I had to get a sweatshirt--nice change from home! Today we are going to the Forbidden City, Tiannemen Square ( I know I didn't spell that right) and Summer Palace! And tomorrow we leave for Guangzhou and get Lila on Monday!!! Yaaayyy--it's getting closer!
That is so cool! Take as many pictures as possible. We love you guys so much, and we can't wait to see you with Lila.
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