Saturday, January 8, 2011

A fun day

So very tired and ready for bed, just one last entry for those faithful readers. We had the most fantastic sightseeing day ever, we went to tien an men square, the forbidden city and the great wall.

It was beyond freezing and we froze the entire day but we managed to all last the entire 5 hours or so we had to be outdoors. I can't say enough at how LARGE these structures are and how much walking we did to see them all. Tien an men square can hold 10 million people at once, there is a shrine to Moa and his body is on display since his death in 1976, and little did I know it is right next to the forbidden city.
The forbidden city is an enormous structure, it goes on and on with huge gates separating each section. The architecture is stunning and breathtaking. I could have spent days taking pictures of all the beautiful buildings, ornate ceilings and amazing colors.
The great wall was awesome. We all climbed to the first section of the wall. Nate loved going to the top too! It was climbing straight up, the stairs are very uneven, thank the lord there were hand rails, and it is scary to look down. I don't think that pictures do it justice, it is huge, it is very tall, it is very high and it is a lot of work to climb. Anyway it is late and you wanted pictures so here they are. Big day tomorrow, we leave at 6 am for the airport, get the babies by 4 pm. I will post about that as soon as I can
Kare

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Karen,

We are so excited for you guys!! Praying for you all and cant wait to hear all about Paige and Phoebe!!!

Love you all.. all 5 of you!!!

Traci

Nanou Mimosa said...

Good last night at three and wait for tomorrow for pictures and news. Happiness is more than a dodo!

Nanou de France

China Dreams said...

The day that we climbed the wall, I think that our son took a four hour nap afterwards! It is tiring.

Ruby

Debbie Sauer said...

Looking forward to pictures!! Blessings