Our first day in Beijing
We woke up nice and early, 4:00 a.m.! I guess it will take a little while to get changed to their time. We had a great breakfast at the hotel. They have a buffet, we had omelets, toast, pastries, fruit and potatoes. First we went to the City Planning Museum. Our guides name is Ming. He is 28 and not much bigger than Jordan! He is really nice and helpful. We watched a movie about the history of Beijing and saw several exhibits about the city. It is a huge city, we were told 20 million people! There are no homes mainly apartments. Everywhere you look there are high rise apartment buildings. The traffic is unlike anything I have ever seen. Cars buses, bikes, scooters, people walking all on the same road! It is amazing that people are not run over. It is a little scary riding in the van!
We then went to Tian Anman Square. It was extremely crowded. Ming told us that there were about ten times the people there that are normally there because of the national holiday. It was decorated for the holiday. There were big displays from each of the 35 provinces of China. The Chinese people seemed very proud of their country.
After lunch we went to the Temple of Heaven. This is were the emperor's went to pray for the crops for the year. It was a whole complex of buildings and structures. It was beautiful. The crowds were large here also. There were gardens at the end of the complex. People were everywhere. They were just hanging out, playing cards, singing, dancing, playing the Chinese version on Hackey Sack. It was a great place to people watch, although I think people were also watching us! We didn't see many non-Chinese people.
We were really tired this afternoon. We came back to the hotel and napped! Hopefully we will feel more rested tomorrow. We are enjoying getting to know China, but we can't wait for Monday when we get to meet Eden! It is hard to wait! Love to everyone, Jonathan, Sheila and Jordan
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8 comments:
So, so exciting!!!! I had no idea how much fun and addicting blog following could be until we were home from Guatemala and we got to follow Sandra's family in Kazakhstan. BTW - tell Jordan to enjoy Chinese food, Sandra's family had horse in Kaz.
Love and prayers.
Sharon & family
We continue to be excited and in prayer for you guys. Jaylyn and Adley have added you to our daily prayers. Enjoy your great adventure!
Look at you all using your chopsticks! Seeing the pictures brought the tears already, YOU ARE IN CHINA!!! Eden is so close now. I am so glad the flight went well for you, what a praise! Soak in everything you can, and keep the updates coming!
Congratulations! We are very excited for you! Some other friends of ours (Travis and Dawnelle Field) are also in China and are meeting their daughter Monday as well. What a great day that will be for all of you. God is good!
Jason & Jaime Stanley
Loved reading the blog and keeping up on your exciting trip! It looks like your having a great time, but I know that nothing will compare with your special "gotcha day" on Monday!!! Can't wait! We love you all and are praying!
Deb Geist
We are thinking and praying about you!
Much love,
Marion Family
So glad you all made it safely. It sounds like you did great on the flight over-YEAH. It looks like you all are enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes(?)of China. Only a few more days until you finally get to meet Eden Grace. We can't wait to see pictures of Gotcha Day. Nat keeps asking if Miss Sheila has her walking baby yet. Take care of each other and be safe.
We love you all,
The Lockwoods
So happy you arrived safely and are enjoying seeing China! We're praying for you and for Eden, we pray that God will give her peace right away that she has a new family! What a precious time.
Love you
Jan and Dick
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