China Trip Day 17: Beijing back to Chicago!!

I forgot to mention earlier 2 attractions in Beijing I know I missed mentioning as I don't remember what days we went.  We went to a neighborhood called Hutong and all sat in pedicabs and were driven around a small neighborhood. Another thing I missed was the History of Kung Fu show. It was a live show that luckily had English subtitles on the top of the stage.  Maddie was pretty darn good sitting through the show but we had to leave during the last 10 minutes as she started to get antsy.

And finally we are on our way back to Chicago!!

After a very early morning wake up we got into a van and headed to the Beijing Airport! We had a long wait ahead of us as they dropped us off about 3 hours before our flight was to take off.  Pau Pau came with us but we had to part ways early as she was taking off from a different terminal.

Luckily the terminal we were waiting at had an indoor childrens playground!!!  Maddie lit up when she saw it and we took her shows off and let her run around.  We realized that while she got to do many things she normally doesn't do (sit on buses/cars/trains/walk and run around/sightsee) she really didn't get a chance to PLAY like she normally does!!!  Poor thing.  Joseph and Grandma Kathy went to get food while I watched Maddie run around and play and touch everything!  She had a blast!

We finally boarded the plane but this time the flight was booked solid so no chance of spreading out. The flight back to Chicago was pretty uncomfortable as it took a really long time to get Maddie settled and sleeping, and it was hard for either of us to get comfy too!  But we finally landed, got a little McDonald's snack to tide us over on the ride home, and waited for Uncle Jeff to pick us up.

We got home and it was a struggle to stay up to 7pm!! We got Mexican food for dinner, I put Maddie to bed and went to bed about 8pm.

We are glad to be home!!!!