Photos from china!

Hello again!

I've been home for a day now and had a nice rest. I've also got some photos ready to show you. I hope you like them!

Our last day...

We got up very early on Tuesday morning to walk along to Tiananmen Square so that we could see Chairman Mao. He used to be the leader of China and after he died they built a big building where his body lies. We queued with hundreds of Chinese people to walk past him. We then walked back to our hotel and after breakfast we got on the bus to the airport.

Our flight took 10 hours to London then we had to catch another flight home to Edinburgh and we got home after midnight - we were very tired as we'd been travelling for 24 hours by that point. We had a lovely trip and we will really miss being in China and all the new friends we made.

Saw some Pandas!

Hello! Today we went back to Beijing on the aeroplane. When we got there we went on the Metro to the Zoo. I loved it there - we saw lots of different animals, but the ones I liked best were the pandas. They were so cute! There was even a little baby one, he looked so cuddly. After that we went out for our last dinner in China - after 11 nights of Chinese food we went to pizza hut! Most of the people were really glad to be eating something they were more used to. I didn't mind the Chinese food too much because I try to eat and enjoy everything I get since I am a missionary sheep. But I have to say the pizza was very nice, and it felt quite like being at home in Pizza Hut!

Tommorrow we will be coming home - I'm really looking forward to seeing you all again and telling you all my news! But right now I think I should get an early night since it's going to be a very long day tommorrow.

See you all soon!

The terracotta army

Today we went to see the Terracotta Army, which Dot said is really famous. She's been looking forward to seeing it and it was amazing. There were soldiers and horses, all made out of terracotta which is a kind of stone. I felt a bit nervous about them even though they are just statues because they all had different faces, just like real soldiers would!

After that we went to a market and everyone got some souvenirs. It was a very hot day and we went for a walk through a park. Lots of people were flying kites and I got really excited because I love kites! They make me want to skip like a little lamb again. Tommorrow is our last full day in China, but I think we'll still be doing lots of fun things.

Another city...

We are now in Xian - we had to get on an aeroplane to come here but it only took a couple of hours. There was still plenty of time to go out and see some more of the sights so we went to look at the city wall and we saw the old part of the city. The city wall is very old, and it was a person called Emperor Hongwu who started to build it a very very long time ago. I've heard some very unusual names since I came to China, and I'm very glad that my friends in KFC decided to call me Mercy! We also went to see a pagoda, it looked amazing and I can't wait to show you the photos Dot took there! While we were there we walked through a very lovely garden. There were all sorts of different plants and flowers which were so bright and colourful. I saw some I've never seen before, I don't think we get them in Scotland. It's been such a busy day and lots of fun, but I need to have an early night tonight because Dot said we're going to see something really amazing tomorrow! I'll write and tell you about it when we get back...

Sightseeing!

We've been doing some sightseeing in Beijing today -- we went to Tienanmen Square. There were thousands of Chinese people there. They thought Dot looked lovely because she is tall and blonde, so lots of them wanted a photo taken with her. No-one wanted their photo taken with me because small yellow sheep aren't so nice to look at, but I don't mind because I've had my photo taken quite a lot already. We also went to see "The Forbidden City". I wondered whether we would be allowed in since it's called the Forbidden City, but it turned out it's actually a very old palace which is a museum now and it was very interesting. We also saw a Tea ceremony which I enjoyed watching, even though I don't like tea much at all!

Stairway to Heaven!

Well, we finished our trek today - by climbing 1000 steps on the Stairway to Heaven! Wow, that was quite a workout, even for a little sheep! It felt like we were just going up and up forever. The views at the top were amazing though, so it was worth all that climbing.
After that we got on another coach and had a trip of about 3 hours to Beijing -that's where we are now, in a really nice hotel. I've just been watching Dot have a foot massage - she said it was very nice after all that walking and climbing, but I'm not having one because sheep aren't really into that sort of thing. I would rather just go and stand in a nice cool stream to cool my feet off a bit. Dot says that, after the foot massage, we're going out to look for a snack. I don't know if she's kidding me or not but she says they sell insects to eat! I think she really means it. Yuck! I know I'm a missionary sheep and all that, but I think I'll just stick to snacking on grass this time!

Watching the fireworks...

Hello again! I've just been sitting watching some fireworks and looking at all the stars in the sky - lovely! We're staying in a mountain lodge and we all love it here. It was a great day too, we trekked in a national park. It was quite steep in places, but we're getting used to that now! It's been another hot and sunny day which is good for seeing the scenery, but we need to have lots of water with us! We're all tired, but tomorrow is our last day of trekking - nearly made it! It's been a lot of walking for a little sheep, but Dot has helped me a lot. After we finish tomorrow we will get on a coach and go to Beijing - I'm really excited about seeing another big city! I'll have to try not to sleep all the way on the coach because there will be lots to see.

4 mountains in a day!

Today has been amazing - we climbed 4 mountains and the last one was the same height as Ben Nevis (that's Scotland's highest mountain for anyone who doesn't know). Some sheep like hills and things, but I have quite an easy life really so it was very tiring. I was glad of Dot's help today, let me tell you! We trekked for 9 hours so everyone is tired and we were all glad to get our feet up tonight. The weather was a bit misty, but that didn't spoil the views for us - the mountains were spectacular! Dot's been taking photos so we'll let you see some when we get back. Now I think it's time for bed - it's another exciting day tomorrow!