Ami is sound asleep as we all woke up this am at 3:00am. She has been great. We had quite an adventure this evening trying to catch a cab at 6:00pm, I guess it was like trying to catch a cab in downtown TO during rush hour. Finally I spotted a cab stopped at a red light and we ran like the wind, got in and then told him where we wanted to go just as the light turned green and everyone started honking. I guess we have mastered catching a cab Shanghai style.
And that was going to be our big news for the day, note the WAS. We got an urgent email from our wonderful agency, remember... we are at a new hotel since last night and this leg of the journey we are managing ouselves until Hangzhou.
Unfortunately with the quick time of our travel there has been a snag at the provincial level where Lia lives. Someone is on holidays and her paperwork cannot be completed until that person returns. So, we will not be able to meet her until May 31. Change of plans, once again our motto is go with the flow. We are disappointed but this process is not something we have control over, whether its the stopover in Japan, no hotel when we arrive or did I mention Brian had to give directions to the cab driver on our way back from downtown tonight!! I nearly burst out laughing as the very nice driver kept shouting out OK, OK, OK and only 1 wrong turn (it was the drivers fault Brian motioned go right and he went left). The hard part will be explaining to Ami she has to wait one more week. We will meet with Yulin in Beijing and we completely trust in her to take care of us and figure out what we need to do.
The good news is we did bring emergency money and Brian is excited about another week of not cooking. We will go to Beijing on Sunday and take it from there with a new itinerary. We are going to go out tomorrow (weather permitting) to Yu Yuen garden and make the best of our extended time here!!
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Dallaways, sorry to hear about the delay,
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Going with the flow is an excellent motto!
Tanya
Almost sounds like you're in an episode of The Amazing Race! So sorry about the wait to get Lia.
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Laurie
hi ami i hope your having a good time in china. I saw all your pictures and your blog. I liked the pilot picture of you and the picture of the cat in the suit case.keara.
ReplyDeleteHi guys! Just figured out how to follow your blog and we are enjoying it! Sorry to hear of the delay - can't even begin to imagine the anticipation you must feel! Say Hi to Ami - maddie and kaitie think it's cool that you got to meet the pilot! Sending our love and prayers...the Bogdans (thanks Karen for copying and pasting...you are a good sort!)
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