Days 10-12 Happy Valley, Park, Great Wall

Hello Everyone,

We wanted to give you a quick update of the past 3 days. Monday, we went to Happy Valley which is an amusement park similiar to Cedar Point and the kids had a great time. There were a couple of rides that were unique to anything I have been on. Lot's of fun!!

Tuesday, We went to a park famous for their Cherry Blossoms. Ironically, we did not get one picture of the Cherry Blossoms :) They were about 1-2 days past prime. We did rent some small battery operated boats and go for an hour cruise on a small lake. The park vendors were cooking these meat? and chicken kabobs that were out of this world. We are also keeping the ice cream and pop vendors in business as well. I haven't lost any weight that's for sure.

Today, Wednesday, we went to a jade outletbut did not purchase. Hopefully we can get some better prices in at another store. We then headed to the Great Wall and did some climbing. We went to Badaling which is a little less steep so the kids could enjoy it more.

We are having fun but missing home, family and friends. We have 1 more full day here in Beijing then leave at 2:30 Friday for the airport to Guangzhou for 5 days. The weather has been in the mid 70's and Guangzhou will be in the mid 80's. We are looking forward to a lot of swimming. I bet Hannah will absolutely love that. Enjoy the pictures.!!