Guangzhou!

We are in Guangzhou! After an early start this morning and an interesting flight, we landed in Guangzhou and have checked into the Victory Hotel. Most adopting families stay at the White Swan but we were told they were closing on November 1st for renovations (for the Olympics). However, it seems that while they are renovating they have remained open. At least we can take a stroll over and get a picture on the famous red couch.

I mentioned that the flight was interesting. We flew China Southern which is a Chinese domestic airline so we got a chance to see how an airline that serves just China looks and runs. The lunch we had was very good--something like Cashew Chicken with rice, a dinner roll, and lychee fruit (they are the size of crabapples, but taste like an apple and have a pit instead of a core). The announcements were all in Chinese with an occasional interpretation into English.

As we were the only foreigners (this is how visitors are referenced everywhere) on the flight, we were quite a spectacle. There does seem to be one universal word that everyone understands--Coke.

We intend to post again before we get Sarah Beth, but if we don't we are set to get her tomorrow at 10:30 am (that would be 8:30 on Tuesday night in Central time). Simply amazing!