Last Day In Changsha

Hello, for those of you wondering why it took so long for me to post today it's because I did, and somehow when I went to publish it everything was lost! So I'm trying one more time. Let me begin by praising God for this incrediable journey He has taken us on. It has truly been amazing!!! He has brought us together with a wonderful group of travel mates. We have had so much fun together. This is a picture of us enjoying a delicious breakfast before our last full day in Changsha. After all of this scrumptious food each morning how in the world am I going to go back to my daily bowl of oatmeal!!! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to get used to not being in a five star hotel!!

After breakfast we headed out to the Hunan Embroidery Museum. Here we are in front of the entrance. Hunan is famous for their embroidery. Even President Bush visited here and took home an embroidered family portrait. We didn't choose anything that elaborate but we did purchase a round two way embroidered screen with flowers on it. This will be a keepsake that we will treasue because it came from the province where our precious daughter was born.

After our outing we went back to the hotel and it was lunch time. I am getting quite adventerous in my food choices. Can't you tell by my plate??? It's so neat here. You pick out your food and they cook it for you right then. There are lots of things to choose from: fish(whole body included), veal(delicious, by the way), even American chicken nuggets and french fries. I decided to pass on the saute'ed baby octopus and braised snake. Maybe next time........HA!!

When lunch was over Paul and I decided to take Clara Beth and venture out to the store on our own.(Land stayed with Ms. Lynn) On the way there we saw a man get bumped by the mirror on a car. Neither he nor the driver even looked at each other. They both just went on as if nothing happened! Here you can't tell the road from the sidewalk, cars and motorcycles use both!! While we were walking I just had to stop and take in the sights, smells, and sonds of Changsha. I want to remember everything about the province where my daughter was born. I want to be able to tell her so much. When we returned to the hotel we had a short rest and then we were off to an authentic Hunan resteraunt for dinner. Hunan is also famous for their very spicy food. It was quite different from what we had in Beijing. On the way back we saw performers getting ready for a show. We had to stop and take a look. Here we are with some of the dancers from the show. They were captivated by Clara Beth. We are too! She's just soooooooo cute!!!! Who wouldn't be???????????

Finally, after a long day, here is Clara Beth getting her last bath in Changsha. It makes me sad to write that. Tomorrow we receive the babies passports and then we are off to Guangzhou. I'll miss Changsha but this means we are one step closer to home. Please pray for safe travel. This is my last goodnight from Changsha. My next post will be from Guangzhou!!! Until then.............Robin