We ended today with a group meal at a Thai restaurant. Very good!! The waiters and staff did a sort of Village People act and audience participation was required. Karen ducked it by keeping busy feeding Jessi and Steve busied himself shooting photos of the others dancing!!
This followed yet another shopping foray to the Shamian Island tourist Mecca. Karen reckons one more trip should do it. We will not have to worry about unused yuan at the end of our stay...
Everything (paperwork) was approved today by the American consulate and tomorrow is a final ceremony there. Jessi will have official permission to live in the U.S. and become a citizen when she touches U.S. soil in Newark.
This has been a great trip and we have enjoyed the opportunity to see a bit of this fantastic country. The local people have been genuinely warm and welcoming to us. Many in our group have shared anecdotes.
Friday, very early, we leave for the USA via Hong Kong. Not exactly looking forward to a 15-hour journey to Newark (and then a brief flight to Dulles) but we are looking forward to being home and showing Jessi her new home.
See more pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/snissley/ThaiRestaurant
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