Alright. This travelogue was taking WAY too long. So, here is the rest of the trip...one picture per day...
Day 4: We met up with Jason's aunts and uncles and went to the Hong Kong temple. After the session and lunch we headed up to see yeye's (Jason's Dad's Dad) grave.
Heather. Annie. Nancy. Auntie Fanny. Auntie Grace. Uncle Tony. Dad T. Jason. Clarence.
Day 5: We took a ferry to Cheug Chau Island. Dad T used to work at his dad's jok shop here. It was a super cute little island to hike around. Probably my favorite place in Hong Kong. Here are some of the dragon boats.
Day 6: We bussed to the Shenzhen airport and flew to Xi'an. We stayed at the Shuyuan Hostel. It was super cute. Highly recommend it. Here is the wall all lit up. So pretty!
Day 7: We took a bus to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. This is one of the pits. You can see how massive this room was! All those little soldiers are life-size, to give you some perspective. If you ever get a chance to see them, take it.
Day 8: We rode bikes all the way around the Xi'an city wall. That was pretty stinkin' fun, too, although it gave us some sore booties. I think it was about an 8 1/2 mile ride.
Day 9: We took a sleeper train to Beijing! We started off the day at the silk market. Great place to do some souvenir shopping. Then we went to the Temple of Heaven. I guess the emperors would come here to pray for good harvest. This is what's pictured. Then we went to see a Chinese acrobat show. Also a must-see.
Day 10: Tienanmen Square and the forbidden city. We also ate some nasties at the wangfujing market that night, but you'll have to check out Annette Bailey Tang's facebook pictures to see all the disgusting things you can buy.
Day 11: Last day! We went to the Great Wall. If you zoom in on this picture you can find Dad T, Nancy, Annie, and Jason. 10 points if you can spot them! This was definitely the highlight of the trip. It is so amazing to see how long the wall is. It seriously seems to go on forever.
Day 12: We flew back to the good ol' USA!
4 comments:
hahaha. i love the shortened version of that trip. at least you took the time to summarize it :)
loved the pictures. Can't wait to see you guys again!
Love it!!!
Hong kong, hong kong, such a heartening country, i'd sooner stop at Myanmar
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