Hello All,

Well we had a terrific day today. Bill started out for a 8 mile run and got lost. He was searching for a park but went the wrong way out of the hotel. He did say that running is a great way to see the city!!

After breakfast we went in search of the park and found it. Boy was it beautiful. There was a wonderful lilly pond with lillypads that were about 2-3 feet across. After the park visit we came back to the hotel only to get a call that we needed to have our temp taken!!! We have to be monitored twice a day for 2 days. Not everyone in our adoption group got that lucky call- I guess there was someone on our flight over with H1/N1 flu. In addition, it was also very interesting- when we went into the acrobatic show today we all had to be scanned for our temp.

The Acrobatic show is like a smaller version on Circe du Soeil, but with a Chinese flare. The building picture that is attached is one of the buildings we saw on the way to the show. After the show, we headed out on an eating adventure by ourselves to a local restaurant. Luckily the menu had pictures which made it a little easier. We were a little nervous about what we ordered, but it turned out GREAT!! Dinning is a lot slower when using chopsticks.

Tomorrow we are going to the Great Wall and a cloisonné factory.