Wow! That is a long day! We were delayed leaving Chicago due to maintenance issues with our plane and had to wait for a different plane to be cleaned. Then 14 1/2 hours in that sucker! We each had a couple of cat naps and got the best sleep towards the end of the trip. All in all, it went really smooth and no major issues. We got in to Shanghai a little after 4 pm their time which was 3am Central time. Shanghai is the largest city in the world and we had an hour drive from the airport to the hotel. The hotel is beautiful! Our guide picked us up at the airport and got us checked into our hotel and then we were on our own. So we freshened up a bit and then walked down the street for a little dinner. Grace's first authentic Chinese meal (not going to count the airplane food) and she really enjoyed it! We were wiped by that point so we just came back to the room for showers and bed. It's now 8:40 Shanghai time and as soon as I submit this post, I am hitting the hay. We did find out that we get to go get Sam from the orphanage which is exciting and we'll find out Monday if we can meet with his foster family.
Here are a few pics from day 1
Praying for you
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