Yuntai Gardens

Since we were unable to travel and visit the orphanage, we decided to be adventurous and leave the safe confines of the island on our own for the first time.

On the recommendation of another couple in our group, we took a taxi to Yuntai Gardens at the base of Baiyun Mountain. There we found not only a beautiful garden, but a topiary exhibit as well.


















The White Swan Hotel has an amazing playroom for adoptive families, sponsored by Mattel. We took Kate down to play after we returned from the garden.










Tomorrow, we wait in our room from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM in case the American consulate has any questions about our application for Kate. Later in the day we take the famous "Red Couch" group picture, where all the adopted children in our group sit together on a red couch here in the hotel. Afterward we'll have dinner as a group for the last time.