Beijing

My parents came to China for a three week visit. It was SO great to have them here and see Beijing with them. We had five days in Beijing together. Nicole's teacher Ms. Adams and her daughter Grace joined us for the trip. Damon didn't get to join us for this trip, but we'll be back to Bejing again soon. It was only an hour flight from Dalian.

We had a fabulous time seeing the sites, shopping at a bookstore (books in English! YEAH!) and eating at The Outback Steakhouse. It was an unforgettable trip with fantastic weather. We had blue skies and clean air because of the wind that came through.

The Temple of Heaven











The Summer Palace





















The Great Wall at Mutianyu pass was even more spectacular than I had imagined. We got a ride up the hill/mountain on a chair lift, and the moment we stepped off and turned the corner was amazing. It was one of the moments where I felt struck with awe. Everywhere you turned was beautiful. I stood at times imagining the hours, days, months and years of labor it took to put together this enormous project.