Hello! I have not written in the last two days because I have either been really tired or not have really much to share. Two days ago, we left our old hotel and went to see the Emperor's summer palace. It was all manmade (believe it or not) from the buildings and statues to the really big lake. One might even mistake it for a very small ocean.

After that we ate lunch, of course with rice. Everything is good with rice. When lunch was over, we boarded a high speed train that went 190 miles an hour! We were on that train for five hours, which resulted in going 950 MILES

! I almost couldn't believe it when Mom told me. We got to our hotel at about six or six thirty. All of us were kind of tired of Chinese food (though we all love it) and decided to order pizza and Italian spaghetti. As you can guess, the spaghetti was mine. It didn't really turn out how we would expect it.

Anyway, yesterday we went to see the Terra Cotta warriors museum AND the actual ones. We learned how to make little versions of the warriors with clay and a mold and saw how hard making them really was. In the end, I bought a little jaguar that represents two different armies. Today I'm going to another new hotel, this one by plane. But the plane ride is only an hour, so I shouldn't get too bored. If anything happens, I'll tell you!

We Are Back In China!

Hi everyone! It's my first time to blog (sorry, was a bit tired to do it last night) and we've seen so much in just two days! Yesterday we went to the Forbidden City, Silk factory, and the Temple of Heaven. Everything had that Chinese look to it, from the pointed roofs to the red color. We learned how they harvested silk from silk worms and how they make the silk comforters. I really wanted to buy and take a silk blanket home but one, we've got enough blankets, and two, I really don't have enough room in my suitcase!

Last night we ate Peking duck, it tasted a lot like chicken. I was really sad when I learned that they cook a young duck, but that's because its meat was still tender. Really tender. I've tried a ton of new foods, or, foods that I don't remember eating as a baby. Congee is one of them. Tomorrow I'm going to try some sushi because I heard that it might have some of the crispy seaweed I like. The good thing is that every meal I can have my two favorite things: rice and noodles. Even for breakfast! Here in China, they love savory foods all the time.

Today we went to the Great Wall, the sights there are amazing! You'd go up and down in a cable car or if you preferred something else, a toboggan. I never really thought about riding down from the great wall on a toboggan! We also visited the Jade factory and the Beijing Olympic Stadiums. The Jade factory is really beautiful, we got to see them shape the jade right up close and learn about it. In the end, I got a pretty necklace with a dragon and a bracelet, just like my mom. The Olympic Stadium looked just like a bird nest!

It's been truly a great trip so far, I get to see some of the most famous landmarks and I get to see my home country. Tomorrow we go to the Emperor's Summer Palace and ride the bullet train to see the terra cotta warriors. I can't wait to tell you more about it!