Beijing to Shanghai

In Beijing we saw the Great Wall.  It was huge.  Very steep with lots and lots of stairs.  I didn’t think it was hard but my parents did.  I walked a lot farther than my mom did, a lot, a lot farther.  She just watched me.  I found out it is 4,000 miles long.  It was really net to touch and walk on.  A man there made us a stamp.  It has our zodiac animal on it.  It has our name on it with our name written in Chinese also. We got one for me, my brothers, and Riley too.  I am the monkey because I was born in 2004. 

 

We also went to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.  This was cool because it was so windy and part of the building wall kept falling.  People were running from it.  It was just a lot of old buildings that all looked the same.  Tiananmen Square buildings are still used  by the high officials.  The Forbidden City was used a long, LONG time ago.

 

 As soon as we walked through the tunnel, we heard this loud bang..it was the wall falling!!  You can see it on the ground!! 

 

 As we stood there talking, more and more wall fell.  Every time there was a big gust of wind the wall collapsed.  This is how it ended up by the time we left this spot.  It was scary and crazy!

 

 

 

 

 We flew from Beijing to Shanghai on Sunday.  Shanghai has a lot of buildings that are built really cool.  They have a lot of different designs.  The street our hotel is on is very crowed.  It has a lot of stores on it and at night tons and tons of lights. 

 

 From our hotel room.  We are on the 22nd floor.  There are 25 floors in our hotel.  Our hotel is really, really nice! 

 

Inside our hotel lobby.  There is marble everywhere!  Very pretty and HUGE!!

 

 

 

 

 

At night, right outside our hotel! 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, We are getting Riley!  I am so excited to have my new sister right by me!  I will post pictures as soon as we can.  Her crib is sitting in the room I am sleeping in.  I hope she likes me!  I have lots of toys for her!