Marking Time

We can't wait to get home! There's nothing left to do but wait for transportation.
Yesterday we had a quick brief on leaving the country. In the evening we went with another family to a VERY nice mall downtown. We don't spend $3000 for a pair of glasses or a purse so we mostly just walked around. It turned out that there actually were some reasonably-priced stores on the bottom levels. We finished up with a great Italian/American dinner at "Danny's."

Ann & Emma with the Guangzhou skyline in the background

Today was a sightseeing day. We took cabs with several other families to Beiyun ("White Cloud") Park where we rode an electric tram to the top to visit the overlook and walk about. We then took the cable car back down to the bottom. After nap time, we received Noelle's visa and... that's it! YAAYY! We would love to go get on a plane immediately but actually we must still wait until after a certain time tomorrow to leave the country.
A van will pick us up at our hotel tomorrow (the 23rd) at 10 a.m. and take us to our hotel in Hong Kong where we will stay overnight at the Marriott Sky City hotel near the airport. On the 24th we'll board our Delta flight to Detroit and on to Atlanta! Ann's sister Amy will be picking us up at the airport in Atlanta. We are so looking forward to being back in our own home. Ann's frequent comment is that she's looking forward to having her washer and dryer. What I think about is how Noelle will adapt to our home and especially her new crib.