Update #1

Lindsey has graciously agreed to post for us while we're in China.  Thanks, Linds!  So we won't be able to read any of your comments as we can't access the blog while we're gone.  If you'd like to communicate with us, the best way is my email address: amandapouliot@hotmail.com.

Happy, happy birthday, GDP!  Speaking from the future, I think you're birthday is going to be a great one.  ;)  We love you kiddo and miss you lots.

Our flights yesterday and the day before went very well.  We got to ride in "the largest commercial jet in the world" according to Steve's aviation engineer friend from work on the leg from Los Angeles to Guangzhou.  We got in to Nanjing in the afternoon and tried really hard to not sleep but only made it until around 4:00 pm…thus we are up at 4:00 am.  Oh well, we'll adjust before we get to meet Emmy I'm sure.  

Nanjing is really beautiful.  It was the capital of South China during the Ming Dynasty.  There is a giant wall (similar to the Great Wall of China) that surrounded the city and still exists today that we actually drove through on the highway on the way to the hotel.  Our hotel is located in a shopping mall called Aqua City.  We'll have to check that out today sometime.  We hope to go do some other sight seeing today as well.  We'd like to see the Confucius Temple and Purple Mountain as well as some other things near the hotel.  The Confucius Temple is within walking distance from our hotel but I think we're going to attempt to navigate public transit to get to Purple Mountain.  :)  Luckily the people we've met in China so far are extremely helpful and patient with us in our lack of ability to speak Mandarin. 

Mandy and Steve