Lots of people have been asking us where we are going in China and if it's close to Sarah Grace's orphanage. Here's a map of China to give you an idea.
China is roughly the size of the United States. We will start in Beijing (arriving on Jan 18) in the northeastern part of China. We will be there for the weekend sightseeing and trying to adjust to the 13-hour time difference.
Monday morning the 21st, we will go to Guangzhou in the far south (Guangzhou was formerly known as Canton. It's a port city). The weather is lush and tropical. We are hoping for mid-upper 70s! We will stay there until we head home on the 30th. When we adopted Sarah Grace, we ended our trip in Guangzhou so we've been before and we're looking forward to seeing it again. It was the favorite city of both Andy & Aunt Karen last time. Being in Guangzhou for 9 days, we hope to have a nice leisurely visit with lots of time to explore the city. I'm hoping to get brave and try the subway this time. My other goals are to see the Toy Market (a 6-story mall filled with nothing but toys) and the Pearl Market. Caroline's orphanage is about 45 minutes west of Guangzhou in Foshan and we hope to visit the orphanage.
Sarah Grace was in Chongqing, closer to central China on the Yangtze River (This is where China recently built the 3 Gorges Dam).
9 days and counting!
2 comments:
Boy that toy store sounds fun!!! I want to go there too :)
See you soon,
Tonya
I don't believe I realized when you joined the Foshan group that we were neighbors!! Hello from Bargersville......our little Foshan gal turns 4 today!! I look forward to traveling to China with you....blogs are wonderful and who knows, maybe we'll just have to meet at the airport when you come home!!
Many blessings,
Cathy
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