Saturday, May 24,
2014
Today couldn't have been better for our 17th wedding
anniversary! It is a tradition to put a lock on the Great Wall
and throw away the key to symbolize your forever love. So now we
have a lock on the Wall and another thing crossed off our bucket
list. The Wall was very steep! It is said in China that whoever
climbs the Wall to the top is a Chinese Hero. Well we have 3
Chinese heroes in our family and one Great Wall photographer -
Lol. The little tower at the top of our picture is just the
first tower. Elijah made it 4 towers up!!! Super Chinese Hero!!!
I had heard somewhere that it is harder to come back down the
Wall than to climb it. I disagree, but on the way down, I did
have the thought that it might be easier just to tuck and roll!
After the Great Wall, we went to a factory that made beautiful
vases and other pieces of art. These vases are designed by
gluing copper wire in intricate designs and then painted with a
lacquer and baked. It takes 6 coats of lacquer to make a smooth
finish. Because of the work that goes into the artwork, it is
very expensive. A small vase about the size of my hand cost over
$400 USD. So I can't imagine the price of the large vase that
Brian is standing beside!
Lunch was at the Golden Palace. It is located up above the art
factory we visited. The food was delicious! The kids are really
getting into eating the Asian food. Whitney even bought her own
set of chopsticks today.
Later this evening, we went to a Chinese acrobat show. The
costumes were beautiful. The strength, balance, and flexibility
of the performers was amazing.
Tonight is our last night in Beijing. We have really acclimated
to our surroundings and have even become pros at crossing the
streets through the crazy Chinese traffic. We know our way
around our section of town and around the mall and the
restaurants. Tomorrow we look forward to flying to our
daughter's province of Jiangsu. We will be staying in the
capital of the province, Nanjing.
One more day closer to Chloe!!!
Good night from Beijing.
Love,
Brian, Erin, Elijah, & Whitney
"And now abideth
faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is
charity." ~ I Corinthians 13:13
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Our family on the Great Wall
Forever Love
Putting a family lock of love on the Wall
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