Hong Kong on the Return

We made it safely to Hong Kong and boy were we glad for some sleep before we start that long flight home! We are leaving in an hour now...it is 6:40 a.m........please pray that the flight will go well with the kids. This will be my last blog entry until we get home.

We made a mad dash to the train station in Guangzhou after the Consulate appointment. A porter had already taken our bags to be checked. You have to go up escalators to the third floor to check in and go through customs and then you have to go back down to the first via escalators to the platform. We again have too many carry-ons this trip so we looked like a small circus trying to get all the stuff, two kids and a stroller up and down. WHEW! But we made it. When we arrived in Hong Kong, the hotel...that was JUST across the street....was hard to get to with ALL of the luggage and all of the kids...both families. We had to go through the train station, across to an elevator, across a bride and through part of a mall. Here we went....5 adults, 6 children, 13 or so LARGE pieces of luggage, two strollers, and at least a dozen carry-ons or more. We were exhausted just getting to the hotel! We were never so glad to see porters at the doorway to the hotel. We have a suite room...too bad we don't have much time to enjoy it. But the view of the city was a lovely site for 4 tired travelers. McDonalds at the train station was our dinner choice after we got our luggage settled into the room. The apple pies are still FRIED here! And they serve corn kernels in a cup if you are wanting a veggie with your hamburger. We collapsed in bed after dinner and had a pretty good night with only a few wake-ups by our sleeping beauties. I had better sign off now and get dressed for the trip. Love to all! Sarah