December 1

12/1/12

                We ate breakfast in the café this morning at the usual time and had the usual foods. The people of Nanchang have been wonderful to us.  We are, however, excited about flying to Guangzhou today. This will be Gianna’s first plane ride! We have all noticed the biggest difference in her in just a few short days. She is so smart and canny! She has been saying a few words and furniture walking everywhere.  We finished our packing and left for the airport at 10:30 AM.   Evelyn, our tour guide, was wonderful.  She gave all of us hugs and we said our goodbyes.  We went on our way through security.

                We only had to wait about half an hour to board the plane.  When we boarded the plane, Gianna was alert and looking around, trying to figure out what was going on. As we started taking off down the runway, she actually fell fast asleep.  The flight was approximately one and a half hours long.

                Once the plane landed, we were loaded onto a bus. We met our new tour guide, Jocelyn.  We learned that Guangzhou is the third largest city in China, and has the world’s third tallest building which stands 630 meters high. The world’s tallest building is in Dubai and the second tallest is in Tokyo.  Guangzhou also has the fourth longest river, the Pearl River.  Guangzhou has approximately sixteen million people!!

                We arrived at China Hotel 45 minutes later. The room is a little smaller, but the beds are more comfortable…Woo Hoo!! We spent the rest of the day resting and playing with our baby girl!