Sunday, June 6, 2010

Nanchang

Here are a couple of photos from our travels to Nanchang.
The day started out with breakfest again, which was once again very good. We were then off to the airport for a 2 hour flight. Some minor complications at the airport but Zhou took care of them. Its very nice having Zhou with us during our travels.
The travel from the Nanchang airport to the hotel brought some mixed feelings for sure. The area is very impoverished which makes you feel good that you are taking at least one person away from it but sad at the same time. The hotel is very nice and the room very comfortable. The "Tour" of the local Walmart was one that I hope to forget soon. The Walmart was crazy busy and unbelievably loud but Tara and I managed to find some food that was true to the culture and an experiement for our taste buds.
Well, today is the day. In about 3 hours we walk across the street to pick up our little girl. Ok, now my heart is starting to pound.
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