Chongqing!

We've made it to Chongqing! Sticking to Central time, we left Birmingham at 6:10am Fri. and landed here at 9:30am Sat. Over 27 hours travel time! We got to FaceTime with the kids last night. It was so good to see them! Once we laid down in bed, we slept like rocks. Pretty low key day today.  Breakfast was good, buffet at the hotel. The hotel is very nice. They have a lot of local food, but also eggs and bacon, etc. DeAnna enjoyed some noodles in broth with dumplings. Then we went exploring in the immediate area. It's a downtown area with lots of shopping and restaurants. There's a big mall just a block from the hotel. I left our new camera at home, so we had to shop for a replacement, just something simple to use while we're here. I decided to wait until our guide came by to make a purchase. We went back to the room and the girls decided it was nap time! When our guide showed up they weren't budging, so I went down to meet him. I brought him to the electronics store so that he could help me ask questions. I got a little Canon I can carry in my pocket. It was good to have our guide there to translate. He showed me around and pointed out a few restaurants. Then he showed me where the grocery store is. It was crazy! You've never seen so many people. And it's every man for himself! We grabbed some bottled water and headed out. We discussed tomorrow's itinerary and he left for the day. Once I got the girls awake we spent the rest of the day window-shopping and ate dinner. Now we're back in the room planning for tomorrow. We meet our guide at 10am to get paperwork in order, then at 2:30pm we will head to the adoption center to get Zac. We will be back in the room with him tomorrow evening (early Monday morning for you guys). Let's hope Zac is happy and content! We're well aware that things are gonna get tough with a 1&1/2 year old in tow! It'll be time for me to shift into "daddy logistics mode" like when the kids were little. DeAnna is ready!

Ken

Dinner at the hotel

Bustling Chongqing!