Day One : Part One

Before we went to Nanning, China to collect Eliana, we spent a couple of days in Beijing to adjust to the different time zone and to do some site seeing. On our first day, our guide Rocky first took us and one other couple on a Rik-Shaw ride.

 

(Me and Lauren)

 

(Our driver's back)

 

 

(My crazy-awesome Dad)

 

 

{My brother, Jacob, took this one}

 

(My beautiful Mommy and Jacob)

{Taken by Dad)

 

{Jacob}

After that, we were invited to into one of the house to see how they live in that area.

 

The kitchen.

 

 

{Jacob}

 

{Jacob}

The house actually belonged to a Chinese artist and his wife. Their house had been in their family for 5 generations.

 

(Mrs. Artist showing us her husband's work)

While we were there, my crazy-awesome Dad actually bought me one of his paintings!

 

(My painting!)

 

(Jacob, Mrs. Artist, Mom, Dad, Lauren, me)

After that, Rocky took us to a tea house.

 

Sorry about the picture, the computer is revolting against me at the moment.

 

We were able to try 10 different types of tea.

 

My family.

 

The tea cups there were beautiful!