Leaving on a jet plane

The girls were great travelers. After 13.5 hrs in the air, a metro and a taxi ride with all our luggage, we arrived at the New Harbour Apartments in Shanghai at 11 pm. We walked the streets to find many people out and about enjoying the warm night. What a great spot. Today we spent time at the Neon Kid's Plaza doing some shopping and got some great deals which included Hello Kitty umbrellas for the afternoon showers. We had yummy noodles and dumplings and with Quinn as our interpreter, we are very comfortable. She is learning the art of bargaining and tells me the shop owners get mad at me! Many people have asked her about our family and she willingly told one woman how her parents threw her away and she lived at the orphanage until she was adopted by us. She said they seemed surprised. She is really enjoying using her language and helping us. We entertain everyone where we go and even got an extra bowl of soup from the chef who proceeded to come out from the back to take a look at our unusual family. We have learned not to mind the staring and take liberty to do the same as we walk around old neighborhoods taking in the culture  After some time in the pool, we had 3 very tired girls!  5 days till we meet our girl.

View from our apt by Amy Nuan

Having fun in Shanghai by Amy Nuan