Blog Post From Mom in China #2 -trip to the Great Wall

Today we went to the great Wall at Mutianyu.  This is the section we went to in December 2008 o our trip to get Karli.  It is the section that most of the Chinese people go to instead of the tourist section.  You get to ride a ski lift up to the top of the mountain and then walk up a few steps, and you're on the Great Wall.  The day started very overcast and it even rained on the way to the wall.  However, the sun finally came out.  We walked about 4 towers and then went down the mountain on the toboggan ride.  Unfortunately, the girls in front of us went very slow.  After our trip to the wall, we went to the airport for our flight to Guiyang.  I took a picture when we were landing, and you can see that the city is mountainous and very green.  The city has about 3 million people.  Guiyang has a very small airport.  You can see from the picture that the luggage is taken from the plane and put on the conveyor belt outside the building.  Our guide's name is Mary.  She told us that we will meet Kacee at about 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.  Tomorrow morning, we are going to Wal-Mart and walk along the river.  I'll take pictures of the city tomorrow.