Group photo before leaving Nanchang. No cooperation from Dani 🙂Â
Nadia and Dani when they first woke up.
Play-Doh was a big hit for the big girls when we were trapped in the room due to rain.
The girls and our guide Maggie in Nanchang.
The girls got up at about 6:30 and we went down and had breakfast. Then we returned to the room to make sure everything was packed up for the airport and trip to Guangzhou. We got checked out and took some photos in the lobby and then loaded up into the van to go and get the babies’ passports. Then Maggie took us to the airport and helped us buy a lap ticket for Dani and it was time to go through security. They were super strict because of the train attack in Kumming last week and wouldn’t let us take the stroller to the gate or let Jaime take a milk box for Sawyer through security.
On the flight we got split from Amelie and Nadia. They were on the same row, but with other adults in between; Mike and I had the aisle (with Dani in Mike’s lap) and the girls had the window seats. There was an incredibly nice man sitting next to Amelie and he helped her open her water and even peeled her orange at meal time. On a side note, it’s just amazing that the Chinese airlines will give a drink and meal on an hour and ten minute flight. And as we have found on every flight in China, the Chinese eat really fast and they zoom through the cabin to collect the trash before I feel like I have even started.
Dani did well on the flight. We were totally expecting her to flip out because she doesn’t seem to like any sort of change at all. But she seemed okay while we were waiting to take off. When it was time to take off and she started to get fussy I pulled out some snack sticks and handed them to her one at a time. That distracted her enough to keep her from getting upset. By the time we landed, however, she had missed her nap and you could tell she was very sleepy.
They all fell asleep in the van on the way to the hotel.
Our guide, Lily, was waiting for us at the airport with a van and helped us all get checked in at the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou. After we had taken our stuff to the room, Lily took us on a whirlwind tour of the neighborhood stores and restaurants. After that we were beat and so Mike and the girls stayed in the room and I ran over to Pizza Hut for take out. I love the Pizza Huts in China because they set them up like an Italian restaurant at home with a full menu of items. I also ran by 7-Eleven for some milk and cokes.
Playtime in the hotel room before bed.
After dinner we got our bags unpacked and the girls settled in for bed. We were all beat but so happy to be in Guangzhou for the final stretch!!