China Day 2

Day 2

                At breakfast we met a member of our group named Vicky. Vicky was there to adopt a little boy who had a cleft lip, this was her first adoption, and actually her first child. Vicky had traveled around the world and was very helpful in showing us the ropes. We also met Becky, who traveled with Vicky to bring sweet Hayden home. Becky was an ER nurse and we hit it off right away. Then we met Kelly & John with their son Evan (from China) who came with Kelly’s mom Jane to China to adopt their second child. Our guide Summer took us to see “The Forbidden City” and the square. We toured this area for about2 hours and then we went to a restaurant and had a delicious meal. Summer ordered for us, and she did a great job. Brian and I found it odd that the food was spicy, and everyone in China drinks hot tea with their meals.

                After lunch we drove about an hour until we made our way to the Great Wall. It was beautiful!!! 

Very high and very steep. It took Brian and I about 20 minutes to get to the first tower, we had to stop several times before reaching that tower. It was very hard, most of the steps aren’t even some being about 6 inches apart others like 2 feet apart. Coming down was just as hard as going up. One missed step and you would die…… Brian thought he was going to have a heart attack getting to the top. After we came down we waited for the rest of the group and then it was back to Beijing for dinner. Again Summer took us to a great restaurant and ordered a delicious meal.  Peking duck….. Not my favorite. After dinner Summer gave us all T-shirts with our children’s Chinese names on them. Summer is a sweet and sweet girl and a wonderful guide.  We returned to our hotel, and it was lights out for Brian and I.

We didn't eat these.......

          Tomorrow we are leaving for Guangzhou, and the others in our group are heading to their children’s provinces for their gotcha day.