February 22, 2005 Tuesday

Today started out pretty much the same. The breakfast here is really good. You can eat western or Chinese. Guess which we ate? At 8:45 am I went to the American embassy to sign one piece of paper stating that we would get her vaccinated when we get home & Chris had to stay in the room with Aysia in case anyone called from the embassy with questions about our application for her a visa. Aysia & Chris took a nap while they waited. We heard around 11:00 am that everything was okay & we left our room headed for McDonalds. Chris doubted my map skills for a while because it was a long walk according to American standards but not Chinese. We were the only non Chinese people eating there. The food tasted the same as in the U.S. but the seating area was on the second & third floors. Needless to say we got quite a few stares & smiles. Aysia didn’t seem to notice so much as we kept feeding her French fries & cookies. She’ll fit into our family great, she loves watermelon, mashed potatoes, & cookies. We stopped at a shop called Jordans for a little shopping on our way back to the hotel. I’m actually getting sick of shopping. Once back at the hotel we all 3 took a nap. For dinner we ate at a Western Restaurant that had a building in the middle but an old train car on each end. The food was good & nice to eat someplace different. We got back tot he hotel & took a few pictures & returned to our room to settle down for the evening. The crib is larger than Aysia is used to so she is enjoying kicking the side rails & talking for about 30 minutes before falling off to sleep. Wait until we get her home & our crib is big in comparison. We are beginning to get very excited about coming home & look forward to American food. No Chinese food for a little while, I think I’ve had my fill.

Statue made of Jade