Last day in China

Today was our last day in China! This morning we started the day as usual, morning wake up call, breakfast, and a bus ride. Our first stop was at Femur Head Hospital. The hospital uses only traditional Chinese Medicine to treat different bone necrosis. Then we went to the Great Wall. Some took the "easy" path and some took the "hard" path. There really wasn't a difference between the two different paths except for the fact that the hard path was longer, steeper, and higher up.

Then lunch. They served French fries and chicken strips among other Chinese dishes. Needless to say, the American went over quite well. We ordered a second order of both. The watermelon was also really good, it reminded people of home. The restaurant was located on the second floor of Cloisonné factory, which is the art of covering copper pots and other relic with carefully hand laid copper and beautiful paintings.

Following lunch, we rode the bus back into the city and stopped at Olympic Village. We saw the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube where the 2008 Olympics were held. Our last stop of the day was at the Beijing Chaoyang Theater Acrobatics World where the acrobats were CRAZY! At one point in time, they had 12 people on one bicycle. The finally of the show was 8 motorcycles in a metal cage of death. #Insane

Finally, after a long day, we headed back to the hotel for some air conditioning and clean socks. Tomorrow we depart this beautiful country in search of our homeland with an eleven hour flight where waiting for us will be Western style toilets, USDA approved beef, ice cold air conditioning, and friendly faces of our families.

With laughter,

Caitlyn and Ernest (Brown Sugar, Wheat Toast, the Bush, Ernie)