Monday, December 6, 2010

Warming up in Guangzhou

We are finally in Guangzhou! Hooray!!!!!!! We left the freezing cold Beijing on Friday. It was 0 degrees. All went fine with check in. Our guide was fantastic and told the check in counter about the huge suitcase we have for Sophia and that it is all her medical supplies and they didn't charge us any extra for all the luggage, not even our own luggage which was wonderful. We boarded the plane right on time but then ended up waiting on the runway for 2 hours. It was truly taxing on all of us. I had the 2 hour 40 minute flight all worked out with food for Sophia. I was NOT counting the 2 hour delay on the runway. It was awful but Sophia and Hannah were both wonderful. When we arrived in Guangzhou it was 70 degrees and Hannah and I were skipping in the airport and all of us were shedding our coats and sweaters.
It is so wonderful here. We love it. The Asian Games are being held here in Guangzhou (not on Sha Mian Island but still a lot of activity)....The Asian Games just finished up and now are the Special Olympic version of the Asian Games which is just as exciting and big for the city!! It is great.
We had Sophia's medical exam the other day and she cried just like Hannah but it was really quick and we were out of there in less than 30 minutes. Yesterday we visited another Buddha temple and today was a Folk Art Museum. It was the same tour as last time but fun to see again. Sophia is doing really well but still getting pretty tired so we are hoping it is not the metabolic formula / food and just normal for a 14 month old.
Tomorrow we will be doing the Red Couch picture at the White Swan. We are at Emma's place and just purchased Hannah and Sophia's Chinese dresses for the pictures. They are super cute! I am using Emma's Internet service so I can't download pictures at the moment but after the Red Couch picture tomorrow I will try to download more. Although I don't miss the smoking, I do miss the convenience of the Internet across the street from our hotel in Beijing.
We miss everyone and can't wait until we get home. Hope to email you all tomorrow. Miss everyone!!!!!!!!

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