...Aaaand we're back from China!
It was a crazy trip and definitely one for the books.
We flew out the day before Thanksgiving early in the morning.
I haven't done that before.
The Salt Lake airport lines were horrendous.
They snaked back and forth.
Weaving past stairs and escalators.
Packed.
But luckily they moved surprisingly fast.
Because of our cheap flights... we had 3 legs to get to China.
SLC>PASCO>SEATTLE>BEIJING
Since I travel a bunch for work, I have medallion status with Delta.
We got upgraded to comfort on all flights.
And FIRST CLASS on one leg.
Of course, it was the shortest leg... only 40 minutes :(
Buuut I was glad Aar could experience that, even for just a bit.
The time difference to China was 14 hours.
We got there at about 7 pm, which was perfect because we just went straight to bed.
We zonked out right away....
And woke up first thing in the morning.
First stop: McDee's
Sausage McMuffins, hash browns and diet coke(more like coke zero :( in Asia
After we jetted right on over the GREAT WALL
We hired a guide for that day, which might have been one of our best ideas.
They picked us up right at our hotel in a fancy car and educated us on China and history.
Before we knew it, we were taking the chairlift up to the Great Wall
....to see views like this
Obviously touristy parts of the wall have been rebuilt.
Other parts of the wall are just in ruins.
But just as cool.
This part of the wall was built in the 1300's & 1400's
Although the wall was built to keep out the Mongolians, it didn't succeed.
Aar and I were awestruck the whole time... we loved it!
It made the entire trip worth it, just for this!
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