What a day! Let me just tell you, China is one adventure after another!
After crashing around 10:30 last night Andrew and I woke up around 4:45 am . . . wide awake. I think that this crazy time change has temporarily turned me to the dark side. Yes, in China I am a morning person! Hard to believe, but true.
After the early rising, we cleaned up, here was adventure 1. In our hotel the shower is literally next to the toilet with no separation between the two. This was different, but not as disturbing as I thought it would be. So we re-packed and were in the lobby to catch our 6:30 shuttle to the airport.
Begin adventure 2: the shuttle. Our shuttle driver had an interesting take on how best to maneuver through the city. His method: honk and everyone will move, don't slow down and only stop if you absolutely have to. It was so fun (and no, I'm not saying this sarcastically, it really was highly amusing)!
At the airport checking in was a breeze, then we hung out in the airport for a couple of hours before catching our 3+ hour flight to the next city. This flight was pretty uneventful. Although they did serve us breakfast: dim-sum. Really awesome.
Start adventure 3. After arriving in the "spring city" we were taken for a ride in a taxi (and I do mean that in both senses of the saying, it was a roundabout kind of ride) with the two people we were meeting here, Rachel and Paul.
Once we settled in the hotel (WAY nice, check out the photos!) we walked around the city to a local coffee shop (weird I know, but good coffee!) that also served soup and pizza. We got a chance to talk over lunch and find out more about what Rachel and Paul and Paul's family are working on in their city. We will head there tomorrow and are so excited!
After walking around the city for the rest of the afternoon and evening, it was time for adventure 4. We were finally taken to an authentic Chinese meal: hotpot and jiaozi. SO good, although the fish heads in the hotpot were a little intimidating :). I was excited that we were not eating western food though, so I didn't mind.
So we now have finally been able to get some of our pictures, so please check them out! Let us know if you have any questions or fun comments! We love you all, till the next time, good night!
