Last weekend, I asked for the day off on Friday and flew to China for a long weekend. Of course, I'm not that adventurous that I would take off by myself. The world's best Grandmas decided to take a two week vacation and come to visit me in Korea... but also to make a pitt stop in Beijing! I couldn't think of a better way to see China than with them! So I got my visa, booked a flight, and went out there on Friday morning. My grandmas have all the hookups and know some important people! Someone from their hometown lives in Beijing and she said she would host us for the weekend! Lucky for us, she put us up with a place to stay as well as being our personal tour guide! 
I met them at the airport on Friday morning and we headed straight for the Great Wall! It was a perfect day for being out there! The weather was great and there were barely any tourists out that day! Great for taking lots of good pictures! We took the easy way up to the wall by taking the chair lift up. We spent some time walking around and then took a tobogan slide back down! So much fun! We made our way back to the city and our host took us out for the one of the classiest dinners I've ever had! It was delicious! Then we made our way to a Chinese Foot Massage. My feet are pretty ticklish, but I enjoyed it for the most part. The best part was that you also got a hand, arm, leg and back massage to go along with it! We then went back to our host's apartment for a glass of wine. Great end to the day!
On Sunday, our host took us to church and then to another great restaurant for lunch! My grandmas hadn't finished their shopping from the night before, so we went back to the market to pick up a few more things before we had to head for the airport. Luckily, we were on the same flight from Beijing to Seoul. The flight went well and we made it safely to Seoul, where we spent the next week 'Seoul Searching.' I'll leave that for the next post! For now, enjoy some of the pictures from our trip to China!
I met them at the airport on Friday morning and we headed straight for the Great Wall! It was a perfect day for being out there! The weather was great and there were barely any tourists out that day! Great for taking lots of good pictures! We took the easy way up to the wall by taking the chair lift up. We spent some time walking around and then took a tobogan slide back down! So much fun! We made our way back to the city and our host took us out for the one of the classiest dinners I've ever had! It was delicious! Then we made our way to a Chinese Foot Massage. My feet are pretty ticklish, but I enjoyed it for the most part. The best part was that you also got a hand, arm, leg and back massage to go along with it! We then went back to our host's apartment for a glass of wine. Great end to the day!On Saturday, we got an early start and made our way to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. There were so many people and it was super hot outside, but it was an awesome place to see! We went to a traditional Chinese restaurant for lunch and had some sort of noodle meal. It was really good! We went on this Hutong tour, which is the older part of Beijing. It was very informational and really neat to see! After this, we made our way to 'the market' to do some shopping. There were so many shops with a lot of the same things... but my Grandmas sure loved this place! We spent a few good hours shopping and bargaining!
On Sunday, our host took us to church and then to another great restaurant for lunch! My grandmas hadn't finished their shopping from the night before, so we went back to the market to pick up a few more things before we had to head for the airport. Luckily, we were on the same flight from Beijing to Seoul. The flight went well and we made it safely to Seoul, where we spent the next week 'Seoul Searching.' I'll leave that for the next post! For now, enjoy some of the pictures from our trip to China!
