End of Day 4 with Ella
12/7/06 8:45 PM Just a few more pictures from Dad Day 2. Right now Ella is happily chattering in her crib and the kids are winding down to go to bed. Today finished as another great day. We visited the…
An Amazing Visit
12/7/06 1:44 PM Today was an amazing day. We had an opportunity to drive outside the city and walk through a village. No other tourists and not a regular stop on anyone’s normal travel agenda. It was fascinating to see….
Father’s Day
12/6/06 9:00 PM Today a trip to another park and Buddhist temple was on the schedule. No paperwork or government officials. However, after breakfast Ella appeared to be not running at 100%. This we expected to happen at some point…
It’s Official!
12/5/06 8:55 PM Today we went to the Chinese Government office and they made it official. We were interviewed by a government official and signed many more promises never to abandon Ella and then they proclaimed it official with our…
What’s Waiting In Nanning?
12/4/06 11:59 PM Today we boarded a train from Guilin to Nanning. The train station was very crowded and there was a loud buzz that we (American tourists) were going to ride the train. Apparently it is very rare. The…
On To Nanning
12/4/06 6:25 AM Well we are up early and preparing to go to the train station for a 4 to 5 hour trip south to Nanning. Getting up is easy, as you are just thankful to be off the, oh…
Stars Are Born
Well Patrick & Hallie are the new stars of Guilin China. We went to a local park on the river yesterday and we spent half our time waiting for people to take photos with our kids. Actually everyone was very…
We Made It
12/2/06 10:35AM – Well we are here. We rolled into the hotel at 12:00 AM Saturday morning. We made all our connections and so did our luggage. We will do a bit of sight seeing today and finally have something…
Wednesday Night At Seatac
Well we are here in the Red Lion at SeaTac… no snow. Thanks Double Doppler. But, at least we are here and ready for our early start to a very long day. Just a quick thank you to everyone for…
Deaprture Is Confirmed
Well it is all booked and we are headed to China in about 2 weeks. Shortly after Thanksgiving we will head out. We will fly through San Fran on to Seoul Korea (hopefully there will be no nuclear tests to…
