Changsha - Day 2

Just like last time, last night was our hardest night of jet lag. We tried our best to stay up as late as possible last night (we did sneak in an hour nap yesterday afternoon), we made it to about 10ish last night and crashed. We both woke up around the same time, thinking it must be almost time to get up for the day and it was only 1:30am! We were pretty wide awake, so we broke into our melatonin stash and managed to fall back to sleep in about 45 mins and slept until around 5am or so. Not bad.

We started the day with the breakfast buffet in our hotel. Like all hotel buffets in China, it was full of traditional western breakfast food along with plenty of Chinese foods like fried rice, noodles, dumplings, etc. We loaded up on breakfast then ventured out for the day. Our guide had told us about a pedestrian street - called Commercial Street - that was good for shops and people watching. We found our way there ... probably a 2-3 mile walk each way from our hotel. We got lots of looks! Most of the time if you smile and nod, you'll get a smile back. Anyway, lots to see along the way!

For those wondering ... Anna is doing good, we've Skyped with her twice. The first time we talked to her, she immediately asked to talk to her baby brother. It was really cute. We miss her lots, but it makes us feel so good knowing she is having a good time.

We might venture out again later this afternoon, but we're going to try to rest up so we're ready for Isaiah Day tomorrow!! We'll meet Celia downstairs at 10am, then head to the Civil Affairs office and meet Isaiah around 10:30am. I'm guessing we'll be back to our hotel by noon or so,  so depending on how he is doing, we'll try to get pics posted early afternoon (your Sunday night). Please pray for Isaiah's transition to us, we know he is close to his nannies and this will be very hard for him.

Thanks for all the comments ... they mean so much!!

Some of the sights and sounds of Changsha....

A distant view of our hotel.