Datong

After the adoption was official we had to travel 4 hours in a van to Datong to apply for her passport.  I really hope that the pictures load faster in our next hotel because they are amazing.  The city of Datong is a coal mining town.  This is not the kind of coal mining town that you would expect to see in the US.  In fact much of China is still coal powered so Datong would be more like a Houston is to the Energy industry.

Our little Miss went right to sleep in the van.  At first I didn't see an issue.  One hour in she woke up and was very somber.  We wondered if she was feeling sad or could remember this awful bus ride.  Sure enough she vomited all over Mama and Dada rushed with every Cottonelle wipe we had.  We have determined that Madeline gets car sick.  Good thing I don't go more that a 10 miles for anything in Dallas :)

Our first stop was the police station to apply for the passport.  The boys are used to the looks by now, but Isaac had a man grab his ear as he walked by.  Very Shocking! The police station was chaotic and it always amazes me how things get accomplished in these official buildings in any country.

We spent the night in the best Howard Johnson hotel Dada has ever seen.  We had a suite which gave everyone a lot of room.  Too bad it was just for one night!

Pictures to come in our next hotel!