Journey Day 9 - Sophia Day 4

We had another great day. Everyone is well and healthy and so far none of us has gotten sick. Nanning is not considered a tourist town so there are not a lot of attractions to go and see. We went to a museum today and it was good but this was the hottest day we have had and everyone was miserable from the heat. We ate a Pizza Hut and it was very good. Pizza Hut is right next to a mall that was having a 50% off sale as you can see from all of the motorcycles. We went back to the hotel and ate dinner then went for a walk along the lake and saw a beautiful fountain show.

Some Cheerios before breakfast

Drums dating 100 BC

Sophia loves to eat

Maggie showing a young Chinese girl her new movie

bridge in front of our hotel

Journey Day 8 - Sophia Day 3

We had a FANTASTIC family day. Sophia woke up in a good mood, we had breakfast and then went to a buddhist temple and a pagoda that was originally built 400 years ago. Our quide took us to a popular resturant that has a wedding show and Matt was chosen to go up a wed a local girl. This was the best meal we have had on our trip, it was very good. We just laughed and played together, great day.

Temple enterance

Incense

Big incense

Sophia waking around the temple

Our group's bus

On top of the pagoda

View of Nanning

Ice cream break

On the bus

Lunch

Great food

Matt chosen

New bride

Wedding rice wine

Not good!

yummy

Journey Day 7 - Sophia Day 2

We had a fun time shopping, Wal-mart was very nice and are area around it was new with lots of shops and things to see. Sophia got her first taste of KFC and seemed to like it. We got her a new pair of shoes and a few other things. Maggie and brother hung out in the ball pit while shopping was taking place. Went back to the hotel and swam and crashed, jet lag is still hitting us.

Wal-Mart take up 2 floors

Welcome to Wal-Mart

Rolling back prices in China

Getting Shoes

having fun

KFC

Bus ride back

Just some sites

Our hotel, has the big ball on top

Journey Day 6 - Sophia day 1

Sophia's first night she slept all night long, once she woke up that was a completely different story she cried for most of the morning. We had breakfast in the Western restaurant then mommy and daddy and Sophia went to the adoption ceremony and Ali, Matt and Maggie stayed at the hotel. After the adoption ceremony we went back to the hotel and stayed in for the rest of the night.

Breakfast

Bus ride to the ceremony

Ceremony room

adoption ceremony

official parents

Orphanage nannies

Waiting again

back at the hotel

this is what it is all about.