First Lady Michelle Obama, Her Daughters, and the Great Wall

Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Great Wall of China with her daughters. As she wrote in her Travel Journal:

We drove about an hour north of Beijing to a village called Mutianyu to visit a section of the Great Wall of China, which was simply breathtaking. The scenery on the way there was beautiful -- a wide vista of mountains and trees -- so the car ride alone was a treat. But then, running along the highest ridges of the mountains, you see it: The Great Wall -- one of the great marvels of human history.

Read more about the First Lady's trip to the Great Wall.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Malia and Sasha visit the Great Wall of China, March 22, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

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4:00 AM: The President arrives The Netherlands

4:45 AM: The President arrives The Rijksmuseum

4:50 AM: The President tours The Rijksmuseum

5:15 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rutte 

5:45 AM: The President delivers remarks with Prime Minister Rutte

7:45 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China

9:45 AM: The President arrives the World Forum at The Hague to participate in the Nuclear Security Summit

10:00 AM: The President attends the Opening Session

10:30 AM: The President attends the First Plenary Discussion

11:15 AM: The President attends a Scenario-Based Policy Discussion

1:30 PM: The President attends a G-7 leaders meeting

3:15 PM: The President arrives the Royal Palace

3:30 PM: The President participates in a family photo

3:35 PM: The President attends a working dinner with King Willem-Alexander

7:00 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting