Thursday, April 24th
We arrived in the clean, lovely city of Yangzhou early in the morning. This is our first trip to China. We hear that the food in Yangzhou is really delicious. So we plan to try something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is not expensive but very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to the Great Wall in the north.
Sunday, April 27th
In Yangzhou, we visited the famous Slender West Lake which was crowded with visitors from all over the world, and bought a lot of toys for our friends outside the gate of the park. Everything is so colorful, and we took hundreds of photos there! Later today we will do the famous foot massage (按摩) and then leave for the Great Wall. We will take the night train to Beijing and stay in Beijing for two days, and then catch a bus to the Great Wall.
Wednesday, April 30th
Our trip to the Great Wall was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life. They are really kind. They always smile and say "Hello". Ralph and I can only speak a few words of Chinese, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.
