BnD visit the Great Wall of China at Badaling
D flying a string of 30 kites at Tiananmen Square. The big picture of Mao is right behind B, who is taking the picture.
This is one of our favorite places to eat in Beijing. This cook made amazing Chinese hamburgers (dumplings) and fried corn fritter things. He was very friendly and made us feel welcome. Those are our red and blue bikes that we took all over town for three weeks in the background.
B flying the kites in Tiananmen Square.
BnD visit the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu.
D spends the afternoon with some Terracotta Warriors in Xian.
Your typical Chinese guy. There isn't a Chinese translation for "No shirt, no shoes, no service."
We took an overnight sleeper train from Xian to Chongqing.
Random Chinese people we met on the Yangtze River cruise.
The massive locks of the Three Gorges Dam.
D doesn't find the Three Gorges Dam as interesting as B.
Hong Kong.
Caught a flight from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam on Oct. 28.
Spent almost two weeks there and then took three buses, two taxis and a ferry to Ben Tre deep in the heart of the Mekong Delta. We loved it. One day last week we took a combined boat ride/bicycle excursion on a local island. Definitely one of the best days of the journey yet. This is us seeing where rice comes from.
The local children on the island were really nice and very excited to meet us. They only see white people on TV.
Our mountain bikes and a bridge. Photo taken by our guide, Lan.
The Ben Tre Catholic Church was next door to our hotel. The bells rang at 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. EVERY morning.
We left the delta a few days ago and went back to Saigon to run a few errands and plan our next move. We'll keep ya posted.
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