WE'RE HERE!!!

We arrived safely in Beijing on the 5th and from the minute we got off the plane it has been non stop. We saw the Summer Palace then went to the Hotel and had a group dinner. We also met our guide Guilan, she is fabulous. Soooo helpful and very funny. She is keeping us on track and moving. Today we had breakfast at the hotel, lots of interesting stuff, then went to the jade factory followed by climb to the Great Wall. It was a beautiful hot day and Bill and Christopher made it to the 5th tower. This was definitely not an easy thing to do! After the Wall, we had lunch out then went shopping. We also saw an acrobatic show. That too was awesome. The seats were great. So far Christopher has been a model tourist. He has been enjoying all the food, sights and the people. Here are some pictures of our adventure so far. We will be traveling to Changsha tomorrow then get Angelina the day after on the 8th. Will post her picture as soon as we can.

BIG hello to grandma Roberta, great grandma LeMaire and the rest of the family and friends. Thanks Vicki for the suitcases, they really are great and the orange one is very helpful. Steven, thank you for taking us to the airport and will see you on the return (don't forget to put gas in the car!).

Enjoy the pictures. Love to All.