Hello everyone! It's 6:40 am on Saturday, Oct. 4 here in Beijing. That means it is 6:40 pm on Friday, Oct. 3 in North Carolina. We rested well last night. We were very tired! We had some time on our own last night after we checked into the hotel. Steve and I ate at Pizza Hut! We had a nice cheesy pizza. It tasted just like home! I have a feeling that by the end of our trip we may actually be tired of pizza. The only two American places to eat that we have seen are KFC and Pizza Hut. It was nice to have a "taste of home"!
Pizza Hut here was very nice! Everything has been very clean. We understand nothing in the Chinese language. The people here are very nice and some know a little English. Enough to try to understand what we are saying.
The "experience of the day" would be our trip to Carrfoure, otherwise known as the chinese Wal Mart. Oh my! Those of you who know about our excursions in the Wilkesboro Walmart may think I spend too long looking around, especially with three children in tow. If making our weekly trip to walmart at home is a challenge, then trips to walmart here would be compared to climbing Mt. Everest!! It is soooo crowded! People are waiting in line to checkout down every isle! To shop, you go around everyone in line. EVERY checkout always has a line. No express checkout. Trips here with the children would not be leisurly! So from now on, I will not sigh or roll my eyes (Ashley, that's for you :0) ) when its time for shopping in Walmart--not even during the Christmas rush!! :o)
Today begins our tour of Beijing. We will visit Tiananman Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. We will take lots of pictures and tell you all about it!
We love you all!!! Keep praying!!
Steve and Toni
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