Last day in Urumqi

View from our window
Lunch of noodles with beef
"Very famous"noodle restaurant workers
Family pic at Red Hill Park
Sha Mei on top of the "red hill"
Today is Friday and we are flying out of here tomorrow morning!! It has been a very special time here where Sha Mei was born and started her life, but I am homesick....mainly Rorey sick , and ready to move on to the next part of the trip. Tomorrow we fly to Guangzhou, where we will have our American Consulate appointment, and we will get Sha Mei's visa for her passport, which will allow her to enter into the US. Today we didn't do anything in the morning, we waited for Jessie to go and retrieve Sha Mei's passport and then she helped us to get all of our paperwork and money ready for Guangzhou. After that was done we walked to Red Hill Park which is in the middle of town about a 20 minute walk from our hotel. It has a big "mountain" right in down town Urumqi!! Riley rode a carnival ride there and Rick and Sha Mei rode the little bumper boats. She is in LOVE with Baba. Then they climbed the big hill. I went part way and then waited for them to come back down. I have had enough stairs for the next 2 years!! Everyone was staring at me and doing the double take! Strange, white skinned, tall, big nosed, American

lady standing on the pathway alone. I seemed to draw a lot of attention!! When we got back Jessie took us to a small family restaurant one street behind the hotel. It was very delicious ....noodles with beef and vegetables. "Very famous" that is the catch phrase here in China!! The workers where very interested in us, Sha Mei, Riley and his blond hair, and asked Jessie all kinds of questions!! I will post some of the pics from today and also some from tonight of our view from the hotel!! Love to everyone! Especially you Rorey!!