We made it here to Beijing at 9:45ish am on Friday the 7th. All went well through customs and Pheobe, a sweet gal, met us at the airport. She gave us great news...we were going to the hotel...and we could get a shower. YEAH! Over 36 hours of traveling...and more of being "ready" had me feeling yucky!
On the trip, we stopped over in Amsterdam (in the late morning there) and booked a minibus tour of that city. Amazing...we saw a few windmills, visited a wooden shoe factory and saw the city. People and BICYCLES everywhere. The cars don't necessarily drive crazy down those narrow streets, but they certainly pay no mind to the bicycles and pedestrians, who also pay no mind to the cars and buses who they walk right in front of. It was fun...more later. Left Amsterdam EXHAUSTED...we even dozed a lot on that crazy bus tour.
When we got on the flight to Beijing we all slept great...even on the airplane. Jim and Tammy agree the food and service was great on KLM flight, the kids agree that the food was better on the NW flight. Hmmm....Then we arrived Beijing, mostly rested after a 9 hour flight.
We checked in our hotel, got settled and then met another couple from Phoenix and our guide Lisa to tour Tiannamen Square and the Forbidden City. That tour was AWESOME! I'll post pictures (hopefully) and tell all about it tonight, however, I only have a short 30 minutes on the computer to let all know that we're here and safe.
All is well, and I've only blown one outlet (and killed my curling brush iron...oh well), so we're ready for breakfast and a climb to see the Great Wall of China! Can't wait. We love all y'all very much. Keep praying, please. We've felt your prayers. The kids say hello to their friends.
Love, Tammy and company
9 comments:
YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!!!!! I can't wait to hear all about the great wall... Jess & I were talking about your trip and I wanted to check on you guys! We are praying!!! love you!
Okay just one more comment... I can't wait to hear more about this wooden shoe factory how neat!
Sounds like y'all are havin a blast! :) I can't wait to hear all about it and to see the pictures. Oh and Hank says he misses you guys! :) Take care.
I'm so excited for you all!!! And I'm ready to post whenever you need! Love you guys!
WOO HOO!!! You made it! Can't wait to see the amazing pics you must have! Love you guys and we are praying for you!
Glad to hear that you are safe and sound half way around the world! Enjoy your tours, take lots of pictures and be safe.
We love you lots and miss you more!!
I am SO, SO happy to hear from you all........Can't wait to see the pix and hear "the rest of the story"! Our prayers and thoughts are with you constantly....WE MISS YOU!!!!!!XXXXXXOOOOOO
Wow! and i thought driving from PA to Fl was really long and boring! Well, anyways i hope you guys have an amazing rest of your trip. Still think you should drop by here on your way back though. Miss you!
WOW...DID YOU TRY ON SHOES? DON'T SOUND COMFY. LOOK FORWARD TO PICS. :)
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