Day 14 - Flight to Beijing

Today we had to get up very early to leave for Beijing. The city we left, Guangzhou, was having the Olympic torch come to it today. We had to miss it.

We got up at 4:30 am and left at 5:15 am. Jinnae did not appreciate being taken out of her crib so early. We got to the airport and on the plane with five minutes to spare again. We are getting good at making it at the last minute. Once again, Jinnae loved the plane ride. The flight was very smooth. On all of our flights, I think it is interesting that the two smoothest flights have had women pilots. Go women! Rick likes to remind me that on both of these flights we did not arrive at our destinations early. I'd rather have a smooth flight and be on time, rather than a bumpy one just to arrive a few minutes early. :)

We spent much of the day on a plane or in the airport. When we finally settled in our hotel here in Beijing we all took a nap. When we woke up, we took a walk through the city and found a Subway and Baskin Robbins. We had sandwiches for dinner and ice-cream for dessert. Jinnae likes mint chocolate chip ice-cream like her mom.
By the way, I ordered a ham sandwich with just pickle at Subway. I received a ham sandwich with everything but pickle! Sometimes the language barrier is difficult but it gives us good stories. Actually, I am quite amazed at the amount of English that many people here know. We continue to have people stop us on the street every day and tell us thank you for adopting Jinnae. They always ask her age and what province she is from. The babies in her province are known for being well fed. She gets a lot of jokes about her chubby cheeks. :)

In the evenings, Rick reads Jinnae either the China Daily newspaper or a book called, Living Simply. She likes it.

Tomorrow will be a big day of touring. We will visit the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Olympic stadium. We will be gone from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. It is a good thing I am good at making bottles on the road. A thermos comes in handy. Jinnae likes her bottles warm still. That is what she is used too. I tried to cheat once and she became very angry. We'll make those changes later not while we are on the road. :)

We will be flying home on Friday. It has been a great adventure, but we are looking forward to coming home.