This CNY two of my dear friends and I set out for Beijing to see what China was really all about. Our first impressions were super great…we didn't really know that the airplane was about to touch down. Fog? you might ask. Ummm I wish. The smog was so thick that you could barely see to the end of the runway. That aside we set out to see the history and culture of ancient China.
We found that learning about the late Mao (or Mao Mao as I like to call him. Also meaning Cat in chinese) took a decent amount of time. Between Teinenman Square and the Emperor's palace we walked nearly 100 miles (according to Rachel and I. Actually only about 4 according to John) We spent 6 days in Beijing and were lucky enough that the majority of them brought blue skies--a complete rarity. Near the end of our trip we headed to the "ancient wall tour" about ten other people and us took a bus into the hills of china to climb the great wall. It was an amazing thing to see. To imagine those men slaving over that wall for so long. Knowing that so many people had been worked to death to protect their land.
We had an amazing trip and traveling with John and Rachel was fantastic. In the words of Marissa-- Jachel is my favorite couple to third wheel :)
Thanks for the memories my friends!!
Here are some quick pics for your viewing pleasure!