We've made it to China....

We are here and have been for about 48 hours now. Our plane ride was uneventful, which is always a plus. Upon arrival, clearing Immigration and Customs was a breeze. We caught a cab to Hong Kong Disney and got all checked in. The hotel is great and the shower even better. The staff has been wonderful, Henry, Kay and Gary have all been very helpful...yep, those are there names and they are so Chinese. We went straight to bed, as it had been 24+ hours since we slept, minus the few winks we caught on the plane.

Once we woke up, at about 6:00 a.m., we decided we needed to try to head out and to find a telephone card, so we could call home and let everyone know we made it safely. Who knew that would be such an adventure. After searching for a SIM card or a telephone card, I finally decided I needed a coffee. I couldn't find a Starbucks, but asked a very nice Englishman, if he could tell me where one was and he suggested Pacific Coffee, and I said thanks, I've been looking for Starbucks and his reply was "Starbucks coffee is crap, Pacific Coffee is much better". Well, I gave it a whirl and today I made my way back to Starbucks! I guess I like crap coffee..... Back to the calling card.....well, once we finally found one, we headed back to Disney, where we hoped to use it....nope that wasn't happening. So, we decided we'd do the park and figure it out later. And sure enough once we got back to the hotel, Gary helped us figure out how to use it. Who knew using a calling card could be so difficult, the train system was much easier. However, finally this morning we got it figured out and called home.

We have been very adventureous, we have been to HK Disney, which was great, but very small. After that we headed back out to do a little sightseeing. We went into Kowloon and checked out the harbour and the old clock tower. It was very nice. We really enjoyed our train ride, as the system is very easy to use. Today we headed back into the city, this time directly into HK and went to the HK Ocean Park and got to see Panda bears, which was great. They even had one by the name of Jia Jia....just like Jetta, it must be a sign. The description of her said she was very quiet and affable, man I hope that holds true for our baby girl. The whole time we were there, she was zonked out, again, hope Jetta is the same.

Then we headed to the Great Budda and great it was. We took the train back a couple of stations and then caught a bus that took us up through the mountains and finally we reached the Great Budda. The clouds were very low, but we still got some amazing pics. We walked up many flights of stairs just so we could see it up close (I'm sure I'll pay for that tomorrow). Once we made our way back down, we headed to the Monestary and enjoyed that also. Then we headed back down the mountain to catch a train back to the hotel.

A few other items to note....we have been eating the breakfast buffet every morning at the Disney hotel....we eat the American cuisine and the Chinese eat pancakes and sushi....interesting to say the least.

The other thing that is really catching our eye is the fact that there are so many little girls.....yep, little girls. I think we have seen more little girls than little boys. We have been very shocked and amazed, considering the stories we hear. However, it does make me feel better, knowing that not all little girls are being abandoned. I'm am however thankful that someone made that choice and we soon will have Jetta in our arms very soon. To be exact, in less than two days!

The next time we post, we will have her and that will be amazing and hope at that time we can post some pics. As I am just using the hotels computer tonight and don't want to take the time to post pics from our adventures thus far. However, I promise we'll post them later.

So, I best go for now and will post again soon.