We have been in Guangzhou for two days

Day two in Guangzhou and we are so happy to be here.  Wuhan was ok, but, GZ especailly Shamain island are bringing back so many memories of my trip to bring home Myleigh.  Sometimes overwhelmingly so.
We left Wuhan Friday afternoon, after returning again to the civil affairs office to pick up Holly's passport.  The registrar that Holly bludgeoned with her bunny was there, and was very happy to see smiles and strong attachment to her Baba.  It was all very quiet in the building, only our family and the registrar.  She made a little speech about how happy she was that we were adopting Holly, and thanked us for taking care of her. She wanted us to know we are welcome to come back any time to visit.  We gave her a bag of shoes and a jacket that are too small for Holly to give to the orphanage director as he is bringing another child to be adopted sometime in the coming days. 
Then it was time to go, and we all milled out of the office into the lobby area together.  The notary decided that this was a good time to tease Holly, took her arm and tried to take her from Tim.  Holly wheeled around and started to swing at her.  I could only imagine what she was thinking, "Look lady, I took you out once, and I can do it again"
At that, she wished us well, and we were out the door, Holly skipping along with a big smile on her face, looking adoringly up at her Baba.
We went directly from the registry office to the airport, and along the way we saw water buffalo wandering around along the Han river.  Eric told us how beautiful Wuhan is in the springtime, with so many wild yellow flowers everywhere.  We checked in, decided to check even our carryons through, Then Eric showed us where the airport KFC was located, and we said our goodbyes.  KFC was great, they had spicy pop corn chicken that was spicy, too.  All of us ate for less than about twelve dollars, U.S.
Getting through security in Wuhan airport was pretty easy and quick, and the airport is clean and modern.  Western toilets too. 
Holly was so excited to see airplanes, FAYJEE is the word for them in Chinese, and she obviously knew all about what was going to happen.  We boarded right on time, and I video taped her first airplane take off experience.  She sat between Tim and Matthew, leaning over Matt's arm looking out the window as we took off.  The plane trip was smooth and she very much enjoyed it.  An hour and a half later we were in Guangzhou.  The new airport is very nice.  Rebecca and her assistant Vickie were waiting for us.  Wow, Rebecca is a serious live wire, and Vickie is so cute and sweet.  Their English is quite good.
I was nervous about what we might find around our hotel, thinking deeper in GZ meant dirty and difficult to navigate but was thrilled with what we found.  The hotel is gorgeous and huge.  The area around it is clean, and plenty of shopping and restaurants.  There are walkways under and over the street, so, no worries getting across.  We plan to get out and explore after a 4 oclock paperwork session with Rebecca today. 
We got checked in with no trouble, and taken up to our room by a very sweet bellboy, and Vickie close at our sides.  You have to use your room key in order to get the elevator to go up, as a security measure.  Once on our floor it was fun to see that the doors are almost like secret panels.  Matthew thinks that's pretty cool.  The room is a two room suite, with a high tech bathroom.  Matthew has a rollaway bed in the living room, and we have two beds plus Holly's bed in the bedroom. 
We ordered room service, watched a movie, and off to bed we went.  Sigh.
More on today in the next update.

 Teri (50) in Utah, dh Tim (51)
Seven homegrown kids John 32, Jessica 28, James 23, Katie 20, Minuet 18,and Matthew 14, Myleigh YiXin 7 years old,and our sweet Nick who passed away far too soon at the tender age of 20 years old.
In China bringing home Huang FuJun/soon to be Holly Jun Nicole, 5 years old.