White Swan

Today was a pretty busy day for the Mangus 4. We went on a tour of some local sites a Buddhist Temple which was beautiful, the Chang House which is full of local art work and the Provincial Shopping Centre which was great because you are purchasing things that are nice quality and you did not have to try to negotiate... we are not such good negotiators, we could have used Momma Der's talents or Todd Pedersen's help yesterday when making some purchases right outside of our hotel.

I had to do some more paperwork to help wish Cassidy's Visa Appointment which is tomorrow bright and early. These are the documents that make her an American Citizen when we touch down in the USA on Wednesday. We thought that she would have dual citizenship but apparently once she is an American she is no longer a China Citizen. That's okay but it would have been neat for her to have both.

We have worn out on the Chinese Cuisine so we stopped by Lucy's for dinner which has french fries, pizza, chicken fingers and club sandwiches. Not the healthiest meal we have eaten in China but it was nice to have the taste of home.

Connor and Sophia were not together at all today which was torture for both of them, so we took a late evening swim with their family. The pools is beautiful but because of the many celebrities they have visit this hotel (like Presidents and Government officials from all over the world, Hollywood stars etc) they don't allow cameras at the pool.

There was a "Heritage Tour" at the White Swan while we were here which was for families to bring back their children who were adopted 10 or so years ago, they travel to many different parts of the country with their final stop, again at the White Swan. It was so sweet to see all of the families that "remember" the trip when they came to get their children and their congratulations were kind.

We are VERY anxious to get home. 2 more full days here and then the travel day. Love to all!