What a great day we had! There are too many awesome pictures to post here so I'm just highlighting our day. We first went to the Forbidden City which surprised us with how massive it is. It is huge! It is amazing to be inside buildings that were built two hundred years before the US became a country. Everything was fascinating.
We also enjoy seeing life on the streets of Beijing. Bicycles are everywhere! Just getting from point A to B is really a hair-raising adventure. They have very nice roads here so that made traveling more pleasant. The smog is still awful and you can see it in some of our pictures but we got a chance to get outside the city today.
The highlight of our day was The Great Wall of China. It is indescribable! We made the very long hike to the top. Tom bowed out about half way. I'm sure he's been up there before. The views are incredible! 
We had a beautiful day with no wind and it was very pleasant. I especially enjoyed seeing a blue sky when we got there.
There were several things we found very entertaining One was the hand rails which sometimes are only big enough for two year olds. There were also camels along the way. We don't know why. There were quite a few Chinese people climbing the wall in business suits and some women were in heels. It was a serious hike! We had jello legs coming down.
To finish off our day, Tom took us to a nice restaurant for Peking duck. Beijing used to be Peking so it is their specialty. It was excellent -- nothing like I've seen in the US. With every meal we have they serve us three different meats, two vegetables, rice, soup, and watermelon. It is so much food --way more than we could eat. All of our meals have been excellent.
Tomorrow is our big day! We leave here in the morning and will get to Chongqing in the afternoon. We will get Nathan about an hour after we arrive. Whoo-hoo! We are excited and nervous. I hope we will be able to sleep well.
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