Trip to Beijing 4

Today, we visited in the Great Wall of China!!! We got up early morning about 7:30 a.m. I dressed in the warm cloths, knit and down jacket and mutton boots. And also I couldn’t forget to wear the gloves and scarf! His uncle and aunt who lived in China were to take us there by their car. They waited near the dormitory, and we went to there. I met them and introduced myself. His aunt seemed to be very kind. She smiled and talked to me brightly. They seemed to have been looking forward to meeting me! I gave them presents, which were a pair of chopsticks. Also I got a broach from them. Its form was flower and so cute! When we talked, I couldn’t speak Chinese, so he talked to them what I talked instead of me. We enjoyed during the drive with talking. His aunt said it was more exciting that I visited to China in summer because it was very cold and there were nothing interesting in winter. But it was so interesting for me to visit in winter because it was warm in Kumamoto and I couldn’t experience the cold weather! Also I can’t see a pound frozen too! On the way, we enjoyed seeing the view. I could see a village which was the old form and there were less houses, which were not so big. These were different from Japanese old houses. After a few minutes driving, a part of the Great Wall appeared!

After a while, we arrived at the Great Wall of China!! It was so cold there! His aunt and uncle were to wait in their car while we enjoyed there. First we got off the car and bought each ticket. And he and his aunt and I took pictures together in front of the gate. There was a pick-up bus to the entrance, so we got on the bus. Then we got off it, his aunt and uncle went back to their car. They said “Have a good time and enjoy there!” He and I began to walk on the Great Wall. How wonderful and magnificent it was!!! The view was so beautiful!! We could see the long wall continue. But, it was so freezing!! I felt a pain with my face. He and I often said “What a freezing!” Walking was a little hard for me because the Great Wall had steep slopes! Also there were a little hard stairs. However, the view from the top was beautiful! We took many pictures there.

We got on a ropeway when we went back. A cabin could accommodate 6 people. The door was not automatic, so I closed the door. In the cabin, he talked with a man who was sitting next him. I think they talked it was cold or something. I wish I could speak foreign languages as he spoke, of course English! I took a picture from the cabin. I could take a good one. When we came down, I saw a camel. People could ride it and enjoy with it. But it was just his thought. He said that.

After we enjoyed there, we went to eat lunch with his aunt and uncle. We went to the Chinese restaurant where he and I had been once on the first day when I had come to Beijing. We ordered soup and boiled fish and roast chicken and so on. The pot of tea’s scent was good, which was chrysanthemum. We enjoyed eating. His aunt talked to me in easy Japanese words. She had lived in Japan a few years ago, she said. She was really kind! After eating, I said to his aunt and uncle good-bye and went back to home with him.

We took a rest about 1 hour in the room, and we had a time, so we went to go shopping. We walked around stores. Also we dropped on at a supermarket and bought some foods. There were a lot of foods and many kinds of food. It was same as Japanese supermarket, I thought. Then we went back to home by the subway.

At the night, we and his cousin went out to dinner together. She had finished her job early today, so she could come to dinner with us! I was glad to meet and talk with her again. Then, she gave me presents. The one was a key ring whose design was giant panda. The other was a red pouch, which had some different size pouches in the big pouch. It was interesting. I liked these very much! I said to her thank you! We ate okayu and gyoza and sauté. Of course, I ordered okayu without Coriander! Haha We spent a good time and it was my last night of the trip.

After he and I got back to home, I prepared for my going back to Japan. I put my cloths and presents in my suit case. I was lonely to leave Beijing! I wanted to be in a few days!! I wish I had much time to stay! I had to wake up in early morning the next day, so I went to bed until midnight that day. [870 words]