We're in Nanchang

Sorry, I wasn't able to post last night - we had to get up at 4:30 am this morning to get our flight to Nanchang, so I was trying to pack all our suitcases before going to bed.

Yesterday was a great day. We visited the Terracotta Soldier Museum for most of the day. There are 5 pits that we can go into and walk around. It was really neat to see some of the pits where they've just uncovered part of the soldiers/horses. It was fascinating to think that these soldiers were made 2200 years ago and that the amount that we saw was just a fraction of what is buried still. This was the first place we visited where the girls asked lots of questions and were really interested in the story behind the soldiers.





The other great thing was that we were brought to a Western buffet for dinner! We have been eating Chinese food for lunch and dinner every day, so most of us (especially the kids) were really excited to see spaghetti and meatballs! It was the last dinner where the whole group (9 families) were there. We all went to our respective provinces today and some will re-unite in Nanjing or Shanghai later in the week. There are 3 families we won't see again on the trip.

This morning we caught the 7:30 am flight to Nanchang and arrived before 9 am. They were actually early taking off and landing! Once we were settled in, Jody, Lauren, Quin and I went to the "Porcelain Street" to so some shopping. Tom brought Avery to the Tang Weng Pavilion (Tania - you'll remember it from our first trip).

Since we're still a little overloaded on Chinese food, we're ordering in Pizza Hut tonight and relaxing in the hotel before our trip to Guixi tomorrow. Its about a 3 hour drive, so it will be a long day since we're coming back tomorrow evening.

Hope you are all well.