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I am now home and going to bed.  That was an amazing adventure.  Flew into LAX on time and then a short flight to Sacramento.  Will review my post and add some photos from the camera. 

Shanghai River Cruise

Shanghai River Cruise

Today was a day of sightseeing, shopping and we ended it with a cruise around the harbor and river.  It is the first time it rained and so glad I have my REI raincoat.  And I am so ready to go home.  This has truly been a really great trip and I am so glad I had the opportunity to to this.  Part of the day was spent in the shopping area called the French Concession, a distinct district that was once an enclave for foreigners but now is mostly shops and restaurants. 

Shanghai

Pepperdine University, Shanghai

Concordia International School, Shanghai

Shanghai

And one more photo from our Li River Cruise

This is truly a large city.  Traffic is awful, we never know when we will get somewhere.  Oh, and when you fly, your plane leaves the gate on time, so you can claim you left the gate on time.  Then you sit.  We visited some amazing places, like the Concordia International School and is shaping  lives.

More Photos From China

Four Points Sheraton, Shanghai, our hotel

A typical meal.  Tim would not be happy!

 Above is an example of some of the intricate work at the Forbidden City. 
 The photo below it is from the U.S. Embassy.
All clothes you see me wearing are staying
in China, by the way, and my suitcase is 
getting much lighter.

 This is Beijing and below 
is the Great Wall.  Made it
to the top.  It was not easy.

Tiananmen Square

Lots of Rules

Forbidden City

Terracotta Soldiers

Tang Dynasty Show

Rhonda, Jodi and Chris at the top of the Great Wall!

Shanghai

Guilin Is Beautiful

Finally seeing the China I imagined.  Guilin is an amazing place with beautiful greenery.  We went for a cruise along the Li River and it was a welcome relief from the busy city of Beijing.  In Beijing we went to the top of an office building and as far as one can see in any direction was city.  We visited a tea plantation and tasted some true Chinese tea.  If everyone ever feels like their job is hard imagine hand picking tea.  We all enjoyed a foot massage based on reflexology and it took away the last of the sore muscle pain from the hiking.  Tomorrow headed for Shanghai which will include some visits to universities and Intel.  Miss everyone at home but am having a once in a lifetime experience.  Keep us in your prayers as we travel home.  Oh, and one see red doors all over China.  Love Rhonda

Another Amazing Day

Xian was wonderful and I will try to post some more photos but I am using my camera which is not compatible with my I Pad.  This is one photo and it was incredible.  We are now in Guilin and it is supposed to be beautiful but we arrived in the dark so I really have not seen it yet. It was supposed to be a three hour flight but since I fell asleep before takeoff and did not awake until we landed, I am not sure.  Here is a photo of me at Mozilla Firefox China.