About 11:15 a.m. today local time, we received word from our CCAI representatives, Grace and Kathy, that Duo Duo's visa application was approved by the U.S. Consulate. Tomorrow, all the families will be going to U.S. Consulate office to take the oath and receive our child's visa.
Later in the morning, we had our "Red Couch" group photos of the families and the babies. It was quite a scene trying to get all the babies to sit still for a group photo without their parents holding him or her. One baby started to cry. Another followed. Even, Duo Duo got into the act. When we were in Chongqing and had our group pictures, our friend's baby son Logan fell asleep during the middle of the session. He laid there sleeping like an angel on the couch pillow while the other babies were crying and screaming.
In the afternoon, we took an excursion to the Pearl Market. We took a 15 minute taxi ride, and it cost about $1.50 US for all us. At the market, you can purchase pearl necklaces at wholesale prices. It was nice getting out of the hotel.
For dinner, we went to a very nice restaurant that specializes in dishes for Northeast China. One of our friends is from that area. We ordered and shared 10 dishes, and it was fabulous. And, the price of the meal was incredible. Each of us paid 40 RMB's which is about $5 US. Probably, in the US, you would pay about $20 to $25 US per person.
This will be probably be our last night out given that we'll need to pack tomorrow evening and we have an early flight on Thursday morning.
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