Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat

Wednesday afternoon at MSP getting busted by TSA for having too many liquids in my Ziplock bag. At least the agent had a sense of humor about it. He said,"I'm afraid you've let us down, ma'am."

Thursday night, Tokyo. Lost in Translation-style.

Friday, approach to The Great Wall.

Walking The Great Wall. The thick fog added to the whole experience.

The fog began to lift and everyone around us starting cheering and rushing to higher vantage points to take pictures.

As the fog rolled out we could see The Wall snaking up the hillside.

Here's me beginning the long, steep climb back to our meeting point.

Stew and me with wall in the background.

Saturday, Summer Palace.

Summer Palace residences.

Temple at the Summer Palace.

Lama Temple. Many people were there praying. Every building held different Buddhas, each one beautiful, amazing and HUGE (no photos allowed inside the buildings.) Monks come from all over the world to study here.

Later in the day, we went to the Pearl Market and tried our hand at shopping/negotiating. Stew got a great deal on a cool watch. I paid too much for a cute bag but it was my first time - good practice for later on.

Tomorrow morning we visit The Forbidden City and Tianneman Square (If I misspelled that, please forgive. It's the wee hourse and don't want to risk waking up Stew to check my book!)

Fly to Guangzhou in the afternoon.

Two days to Helen!