We have been home a month now with our sweet baby girl! She is all smiles, giggles, and learning more and more with each day! She has brought so much joy to our life already and feel so very blessed to finally have her home. So, let me take you back to December 30th, 2015, the day we left for China. All of our bags were ready to go! Dane and I also took two smaller backpacks as carry-ons.
Our first stop, part one of our trip: Beijing, the Capital of the People's Republic of China. We arrived in Beijing on the afternoon of New Year's Eve. We were met by our guides at the airport, along with other families in our group. We went to the hotel, checked in, exchanged our U.S. money for Chinese currency, Yuan. We rested that afternoon and night, as we were exhausted.
We woke up New Year's Day morning, had breakfast at the hotel buffet, and headed out on our first tour with our guides and group. We took a bus to Tiananmen Square.
One million people can fit in this square!
We also visited the Forbidden City and Imperial Palace.
That afternoon, we rode in a rickshaw to a local family's house for lunch. The family had prepared several Chinese dishes, which we passed around and shared with other families in our group.
That night, we went to a Chinese restaurant with two other families. We learned to eat with chopsticks!
The next day, we got up early and headed out to the Great Wall of China!
It was so bitter cold and windy on this day. Some steps of the wall were strenuous and steep at times. We placed our Family Love Lock on the wall, made a wish, and tossed the key over the wall. Dane engraved it for us prior to leaving for our trip.
We went to an acrobatic show that evening, and then back to the hotel. So, this part of the trip in Beijing was mainly for touring the sights and gaining a better understanding of Chinese Culture and History. On January 3rd, 2016, we flew to Zhengzhou, the city where we would finally meet our sweet little Eowynn. Coming soon: Part 2 of our trip to China!
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