Beijing

We've been in Beijing for three days now and what bliss. After a rather long day of travel, that included Elan's first flight, during which time she squirmed for three hours non-stop, we arrived to be told we'd been upgraded to a five star hotel. And when your whole world is a hotel room this is newsworthy! An added bonus, the hotel is in a very central location! Another newsworthy fact after ten days on the outskirts of Guangzhou with nothing (and we mean nothing) to do but hang out in your room and the hotel lobby. Our time in Beijing also comes with three pre-arranged tours. We've seen the Summer Palace and Great Wall so far and tomorrow, weather permitting is the Forbidden City. Mommy and baba have loved the tours, Elan not so much. She's finding all of this extremely difficult and has become prone to tantrums and is sleeping badly. We're glad our time in China is wrapping up soon so we can get her home and into a stable routine.

Today we wrapped up the final bit of paperwork - a doctor's appointment and the submission of Elan's visa so she can come home with us. Yay!