Day Four

I took some pictures of the sunset yesterday. The fact that we could actually see the sun was big news at breakfast this morning. This is the view from our hotel room. We're on the 31st floor, but you wouldn't know it because it's been so smoggy that we haven't been able to see anything. We are all looking forward to taking some deep breaths back home. :)

Today was sort of a mixed bag. The Little Emperor still was not feeling very well this morning, and he was very cranky. He is sleeping a lot, probably because of his cold but also because there is just so much to get used to! So, he had a 2 hour nap after breakfast. But we are finding out that he LOVES to go out, so our little outings are ones that he really enjoys. In fact, all we need to do is press the elevator button, and he calms right down. It's very cute.

So today we went to City Hall and the Three Gorges Museum. Chongqing is known to be the entrance to the Yantzee River, third largest in the world. A few years back, the Chinese decided to build a dam in an area where three gorges merged. This is now a very famous area, not only because of its previous beauty, but also because it was one of the biggest building projects in China for a while. The flooding of these gorges dislocated about 1 million people. Lots of interesting facts about this project - I think I actually read about it in National Geographic a while back.

Then we drove to where the Yantzee enters Chongqing. Max fell asleep in the car, so Car had her picture taken on her own. Another lovely, clear day in Chongqing!! :)

The afternoon went a lot better. Max took a big nap when we got back, and was feeling a lot better later in the day.

Tomorrow, we're in the hotel until about 4:00 PM, then we're off to the aiport to fly to Gungzhou. We'll get there around 8:00, and Cordelia will meet us there. We are staying at the White Swan Hotel, which, I guess, is where all the American families who are adopting babies stay. Car and I are both looking forward to it as we've met several families who will be at the White Swan when we'll be there. Also, we might not stand out as much as we do here - it'll be nice to be a little more anonymous. We shall see.

Here are some more pics! Lots of hugs from Chongqing!