The Great Wall from the Train

Early on Tuesday we left for the train again, a 30 hour journey north-northwest to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The train was our neighborhood, and the kids scampered from one cabin to the next, deck of cards in hand. We shared food, shared stories, languages, and excitement when we passed the Great Wall. We went by in several places and had wonderful views. Here the sky was blue, the missing sky from Beijing.