Hard to believe she's eight when it seems like yesterday that she was this little!
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
A birthday and Hong Kong Disneyland
For the last few years, we have given Mariella a choice of how she wants to celebrate her birthday. A party, an afternoon with a friend or two, or take a trip as a family. The last two years have taken us to Great Wolf Lodge but living in China, we don't have those types of places at our fingertips anymore; however, we do have Hong Kong Disneyland that is a two hour flight away! In all honesty, this trip wasn't only for her birthday. It was fun family getaway that was nice to have as we countdown to our summer in the USA!
The park is very small in comparison to Disney World but still tons of fun!
I had to post this next picture because I had the weirdest pizza ever while at the park. It had tomato sauce and slices, corn, peppers, onions, ham, and thousand island dressing...only in China!
Xi'an and the Terracotta Warriors
At the beginning of May, our family took a weekend trip with two other families to Xi'an. We took a train that left at 10pm and arrived at 8am. We were all a little nervous about how a sleeping car would work out, but it went very well!
Xi'an is known for its rich history and specifically, the terracotta army that has been unearthed in the last fourty years. I won't go into many details but it was really neat! Also, we took a tour of the city wall that is still intact. Landry and Jared rode a bike on top of the wall while Mariella and I rode in golf cart around the perimeter. Landry joined Mariella and I when it got too hot for him and then, Jared had to pedal the tandem bike for the remaining time :)
We got the opportunity to take a short Chinese calligraphy class. The teacher wrote some Chinese characters. She asked the class (the other 2 families and us) what each character was. Mariella was able to identify them quickly so she brought her up to the front to "teach" the rest of us!
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