Yesterday was China’s National Day, celebrating China’s 60th Birthday.

In the morning we watched some of the birthday parade, taking place in Beijing. The parade was amazing & the celebrations continued through until the evening. We watched as China’s army unveiled new weapons they have been working on, as tanks drove past & jets flew over the crowds, as people danced around floats representing each province, & as soldiers marched perfectly in time together.

Watching the parade made me feel very happy to be living in China, & made me feel like I was Chinese myself. The parade was wonderful!

We went into Luzhou & had a nice T-bone steak at a new steakhouse. Lunch was delicious (see previous posts for photos). We stayed over in Luzhou at a nice hotel & bargained the price down from 80 Yuan to 70 Yuan = $11.80 AUD. We bought some nice mooncakes to celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival (photos also in previous posts). Joel was given 3 mooncakes & an apple, wrapped up nicely – from one of his classes just before the holiday. I was also given a mooncake & a card from one of my classes.

Today we had a nice vegetarian lunch in town – Garlic Broccoli, Fried Potato & Fried Hollow Beans & rice, before returning home to see Charlie.

Tomorrow we are travelling to Chengdu & will be staying there for a few nights!! Will post more updates from Chengdu.

Ursuli xx