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First Leg of Heading home

These are Pics from our trip to Beijing.

Heading into the longest day of our lives & so happy to be coming home. Very happy Uncle Mike is picking us up at Logan Airport thus helping me to maintain my spot as top ranking China Mule! - Auntie Lynne

We Made it to Beijing!

On our way home leg one.  Arrived in Beijing from Guangzhou.  Will catch a short nap before we head back to the airport at 8:30 AM for our flight to San Francisco.  We are ready to get home.  So happy Mike is picking us up at Logan tomorrow (today) when we arrive at 8:45 PM. - Auntie Lynne

 

PS:  Uncle Fred has been trying to steal my China Mule Job.  It's tough to work so hard to keep this job.  Fred and Bonnie have been a great help.  We get to fly to San Fran and then Boston with them and the rest of Sarah's family.  What a nice group!

Today we went to a very lovely bonzai park. Lush and gorgeous. We ate right near the grounds. After lunch, we headed to our hotel to try to get the kiddie winks to get at least 50 winks. Alice, I've now learned, gets quite ornary when she doesn't hit her 50 wink mark. I had to wake her to get to the US Consulate for her swearing in ceremony. In my travel haze, I thought it meant she was a citizen, but I guess not. Just another step. She needs to get her visa tomorrow after we pack up to leave the hotel. We'll head back to Beijing for a late flight and a quick night's snooze, back to the airport by 8:30 am. Off to San Fran to try to catch Auntie V, then to Boston. Then, we try to drive to Vermont to catch Emmet in the marathon. We'll see how we feel after our own marathon of travel, but we'll give it a major effort to get home. We have a "free" morning tomorrow. I traded in one more batch of USD for yuan and I'll hit some shops and then we pack. I'll try to take pictures of the island we're on before I go. There's no place like home in Vermont, but I'lll miss this country. The people are wonderful - really wonderful. Many folks stare, but with a smile, and they try to say hello and coo at our babies. I have loved our stay in China. Just so amazing. Can't wait to share our journey in person with family and friends and spend a summer in Vermont with our new sister/daughter.

Taylor and Alice

Quick Post

Older clip I never got to post at the Forbidden city:


The kids play with markers down in Xia's room:

-Gina

Boats

The White Swan overlooks the Pearl River.  These are a few shots of the boats we see from our window. - Auntie Lynne