China

This is the terracotta warriors in Xi'an. Amazingly there are over 8,000 lifesize soldiers that were created as pottery to protect the emperor after he died. Pretty impressive. They were all painted as well, but being buried and then exposed to oxygen has made the colors fade.

Here is James giving me a rickshaw ride. He is a very good driver ;O)

Yep, me on the Great Wall of China. It was absolutely amazing and extended as far as the eye can see. Definitely recommend it to everyone!!! We didn't have a picture here together. so sad

This was at the summer palace. It was the place that the emperor built in Beijing because he was jealous that anyone else in China would have a prettier summer place than him. So he built a huge lake and beautiful palaces everywhere. I think he accomplished his task. This was one of our favorite places.

This was in the backyard of our friend's house. I thought it was interesting that they had all their gourds growing off overhead vines, and this one made a perfect nose for James!

We decided to go on a bike ride whilst there. But this is also a picture of our friend's backyard.

This picture was taken from the north side of the Forbidden City in a park that allowed us to look inside the gates.

So, I guess I should finally post some pictures about China. I know most people saw this already, but in case you wanted some highlights again.

We loved our trip and probably could have stayed longer. Next time we'll go south!

-Shelley and James