Last night in Zhengzhou, Zixuan leaves her Province on jet plane

This has been quite a week, about the biggest we can remember.  It has been such a change for each of us and our family as a whole.  So much has happened this week here in Zhengzhou, it is a place will will never ever forget.  There is no doubt we will be back someday, but I don't think any of us will have any trouble remembering this place.  Maybe little Zixuan, but that is why we are keeping the travel journal and this blog for her.  It will be fun to share it with her when she is older and tell the story of her family coming to bring her home.

Saturday was a travel day so Friday and Friday night were our last chances to explore a little more. One last big breakfast here at the buffet, the usual happiness for Zixuan.  The girl loves breakfast...

We joined with some of the other wonderful families for a stroll through the large park near the hotel.  The flowers, the trees, and the giant lily pad covered lake are very beautiful and a nice respite from the chaotic Zhengzhou traffic just out the road that borders the park.  We found a little hilltop pagoda with a street performer singing well, well off key,  a plaza with some kiddie rides and bumper cars which all all the boys had to try out. and a giant pigeon house.  Yes pigeons.

In the late afternoon we finally delivered on the promise to the boys to get some american pizza.  Along with another family we made our way one last time down to the shopping area to a Pizza Hut.  Though ordering even pizza is a bit of a challenge, it was nice to have a regular old pizza.  Little missy seems to agree, though we have not found much she does not like, I think the pizza was alright by her.

Early to bed, early to rise, one last breakfast and we jumped on the bus with everyone for the 50 minute ride to the airport.


The usual, process of getting checked and through security, we said goodbye to our lovely guides who have been so wonderful and helpful to everyone here.  They were all so sweet and we will never forget them.  We boarded the plane around lunchtime, so a quick snack was in order and then a hop over to brother's lap to have a look out the window for her first airplane ride.  It was interesting for a bit, but her nap prevailed and she slept until shortly before we landed 2 hours later in Guangzhou.  She did great.

We were fortunate that we came into Guangzhou when we did.  We slid in between some pretty heavy weather that had come through the night before and came in again right behind us.  By the time we had our bags and were boarding the bus into the city it was stormy, humid and raining in sheets.  Pretty in it's way, but so hot and humid.

We got all checked in and quite happy with the spread we have here at the China Hotel.  We were all starving so we had dinner in the executive lounge which we had access to thanks to Marriott points, came back to the room for bath time, a little family playtime and laughs with our little bundle of playful energy, and off to bed to prepare for whatever Guangzhou has in store for us.