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| 5am Departure. |
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| First stop at the Beijing airport! |
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| Mae and Sophia, her HuaiHua "sister." |
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| At the Great Wall. |
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| We made it to the 3rd tower! |
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| What a view. |
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| Breathtaking. |
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| Tien'an Men Square with Chairman Mao's portrait behind us. |
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| Forbidden City piggy-back from Sydnee. |
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| Hutong Rickshaw Ride, then local lunch. |
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| Learning the art of calligraphy. |
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| Terra Cotta Mae. |
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| Terra Cotta Soldiers, Pit 1. |
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| More piggy-back rides after a long day at the Soldiers. |
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| Tandem bicycle along the Ancient Wall in Xi'an |
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| 9 mile ride! |
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| Incredible massage at a teahouse within Bamboo Park. |
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| Bamboo Park in Chengdu with sugar lollies. |
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| Amusement park rides right in the park! |
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| Panda Park! |
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| Panda Kindergarten! |
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| Spraying the panda's food - guess they like it moist! |
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| Dressed to hug a panda! With Laura. |
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| Trying to put the 90 pound panda on her lap. |
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| A perfect shot. What a cutie!!! |
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| Panda was sucking on a bamboo stick with honey on top. |
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| Love the little tongue sticking out! |
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| He's getting ready to lick her here. |
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| The keepers swooped in. |
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| Napping adult panda. |
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| Cuteness. |
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| Sub-adult panda, i.e., a teenager. |
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| with our awesome guide, Eric. |
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| Shadow hand puppets. Amazing. |
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| Opera. It was interesting! |
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| Real coconut milk! |
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| Chengdu Alley 3D artwork with Lelia. |
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| Lunch at HuaiHua Orphanage with the Director (L) and Asst. Dir. (R). |
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| Mae's nanny (L) and Pan Li (R). |
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| Pan Li, the woman who found Mae at the gate of the orphanage and brought her in. |
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| The same blanket used in all the referral pictures! |
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| Blanket! |
That is about 1/3 the amount of pictures we received from our friends. We hope you enjoyed our photo journey! It was an amazing trip and one neither of us will ever forget!
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