3 Days to Maeve

Today was a busy day! We started early and joined our group for a tour of Tiananmen Square, then the Forbidden City and finally ended at the Great Wall. Of course we stopped off for a traditional Chinese meal for lunch and a little shopping at the Friendship store. :)

Overall the weather was really nice for the day, although the remnants of a dust storm on the Gobi desert really turned up the wind and dust this morning. Tiananmen Square was huge and very impressive. Here is a picture of Mom & Dad enjoying the sights of the square. Everyone was bundled up due to the wind!

Next we headed to the Forbidden City and explored the area for awhile. I have some great video, but Dad has most of the actual pictures there. I will have to add at a later date. After the Forbidden City we stopped off for lunch. As you can see, Dad made a couple of new friends. :)



Later at the Great Wall, we hiked up part of it together, then I continued all the way to the top! I was the only one in my group to make it and was greeted with aoound of applause when I boarded the bus by the group! I think that covers my workout for the next two weeks. :) Again, I took some excellent footage, but forgot to take some photos. Here is a picture of Mom & Dad hiking part of the Great Wall of China!

On the bus ride back to the hotel, our wonderful guide, Michael, gave us some more information about the adoption process in Chongqing. Michael is great! We have an early wake-up tomorrow to catch our flight out to Chongqing. So far the schedule stills says - Babies on April 3rd, but many of us our hoping it will be a day sooner. Cross your fingers!!!!

Posted by Laura at 5:58 AM