Whew...we finally got things worked out where we can access these sites in our room. Wifi isn't very easy to use in our hotel room here in Beijing. We eventually just hooked up the laptop through the cord and it is much easier to access things. Sorry for delays in posting. We were extremely tired last night when we finally got in. We were just too tired to get anything done!!
Today we had a great day!! We thought we'd sleep in a little since we didn't need to meet our guide until 9:30am. We woke up between 4:00 and 4:30am and could not go back to sleep. Gotta love jet lag!! It is definitely good in the adoption process...to do a couple days touring like this...just to get your body clock adjusted to China time. Otherwise...when we would get our little one...we'd be SO EXHAUSTED!! So...by the time we leave here on Sunday...we should be adjusted and rested up from that trip!! So glad!!
We did a few things around Beijing today. We saw The Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square, The Summer Palace and The Hutong. It was so great for the kids to see these things. Silas was a "movie star". All kinds of people would come up to him and want their picture made with him. If they didn't ask...they sure stared a lot!!! It was so funny!!! I'm sure it was his blonde hair!! He loved it!!
Between touring our guide, Michael talked a lot about Chinese culture. He couldn't believe we already have three children and are adopting another one. He said in China...children are looked at as a burden. :( That is so sad. Really broke our heart. It was an interesting look into the way the culture is around here!
Michael is a great guide!! We did some fun things today. We would LOVE to share a few photos with you. Unfortunately...blogger is moving very slowly and we aren't able to load photos very fast at all. If you are FB friends with us...we have a ton of them that went onto FB. If our internet access gets better once we move on to Chongqing, we will post photos on our blog!!
Tomorrow we get to go to The Great Wall and maybe the Jade or Silk factory. We're remaining flexible. It is all just very cool!! We promise to keep you all updated as much as possible!!
Just three sleeps until we finally get to meet Shepard!!! We cannot wait and we are so thankful for all of your prayers and support!! Please continue to pray for the day we connect!!! It is hard to believe that it is already here!!!
Thats all for now!!! We will post again as soon as we have the opportunity! Hopefully we can have photos for you on here soon!! Until then..feel free to check them out of Facebook!!
Love and appreciate you all!! We will connect soon!!
Blessings,
Mark & Buffi
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