A Day of Sighseeing

Breakfast in China is very interesting. We eat in the hotel every morning and they set out a large buffet. The interesting part is that it looks like most other meals with the exception of a few American breakfast food items like bacon and cereal. Yesterday I was holding Caleb, so one of the hotel workers offered to help me fix my plate. They had a chafing dish of fried eggs, so I asked for one. Without asking, she immediately put soy sauce on it. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but took it anyway. It turned out to be quite good. They also had, what I call, the Chinese equivalent to mock hamburger. It was actually very good and reminded me a bit of home. I mentioned to Jeff how much I liked it and looked for it this morning. I was disappointed because I couldn't find it. So, I just filled my plate with other things and went to sit down. Before I knew it, the lady that had helped me yesterday appeared with a small plate full of my Chinese mock hamburger! I have no idea how she knew that I liked it or that I was disappointed that I couldn't find it. I accused Jeff of asking her to get it for me, but he said he had no idea. What a sweet gesture!

It was raining this morning, so the original plan to go to the zoo was changed with a plan to go to a local history museum. It was actually quite interesting and our guide, Steed, was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. Next we went to the Yellow River and walked through different parts of the riverside park to see local sights. At one location there were some female army officers that were having their picture taken. All throughout our trip, locals have been fascinated with Sam and 2 other little boys that are here with one of the other families. Often there are requests to have their picture taken with them. These female army officers were no exception. They immediately called them over to have their picture taken with them.

We have two more days in Gansu and then we head out to Guangzhou where we have all of our US Consulate appointments. As interesting as this has all been, I'm ready to come home! Please continue to keep us in your prayers!