We made it to Beijing! We arrived unscathed in Beijing about 6:30 Friday night. We couldn't find our guide at first so it got a little hairy fighting off the people wanting to "help" us. Once Sherry appeared out of nowhere, all was well.

We met up at breakfast this morning. It was so good to see the Crebbins! We traveled in 04 together and it's just so amazing we're back in China at the same time.
We pretty much did the same tour as last time. I've come to the conclusion that, "You've seen one palace, you've seem them all." I must admit though, walking through the Square and Forbidden City in the sunshine definitely tops the sub zero temps of 04. Dad is being such a trooper. It was a long day, lots of walking and lots of Chinese food. He's doing fine and seems to be taking it all in. The Chinese people all think he's my husband. Ewe! I just keep repeating "Ba Ba" which means father. We also visited the pearl factory and silk factory. I'm looking forward to the church service tomorrow. Then it's The Great Wall and Jade factory. We are going to go to an acrobact show tomorrow night which I've never seen. We had quite shocking news today. We were told that our In Country luggage limit is 44 lbs each. YIKES!!! I told dad it was 44 lbs per bag. I'm in a heap of trouble and starting to sort through and begin my "donation" pile. I went to the Chinese Walmart tonight and bought some cheap carry ons. I have to leave my 2 big suitcases here. One of them was donations for the orphanage. That bums me out. Please pray that we can get to Hainan without too much stress or extra fees. I guess because our flight is sooooo long, they're going to be extra strict with weight limits. Oh great......

Dad and me with our guides Sherry and Linekar
This is where the royalty would drink their tea. Looks a little different with out the ice.