Quick update from China

Hi! No time for a long blog. Just a quick one to let you know we arrived in Xi'an on Wednesday (after fun overnight train ride) and are leaving for Shanghai today (Saturday) by plane.


Jin had a GREAT birthday here. The hotel even surprised us with a cake!


The trip is going really well. It is hot and tourist attractions are very busy, but we are having a great time. The girls love the hotel pool!


Will try to attach a bunch of photos (mostly from Beijing). Will write more late, when we can.


Love to all,


Derek, Deb, Jin and Lili



The Forbidden City:

Another great dinner with good friends.

Hutong tour:

Visit to Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs. Learning how to write Chinese characters.

Files waiting to be processed:

The Great Wall of China. Lili with Ashley.

Girls at the Olympic "birds nest". Tea ceremony.

Us in the hotel pool. Girls playing DS on the bus.

The Summer Palace:

Spinning silk at a factory. Girls learning about the life cycle of the silk worm.

A roadside barber. Beijing Train Station.

Friends seeing us off at the train station. Our room on the train.