Thursday Blog from Hong Kong

Today we took a shuttle from our hotel into a shopping mall where we would find some restaurants for affordable dining. We had breakfast a McDonald's and lunch at Pizza Hut. How is that for fine dining? Actually it all tasted pretty good. The lasagna at Pizza Hut was mashed potatoes rather than noodles in between meat/sauce layers. A bit different but after our last two plus weeks of dining in China, we are up for just about anything. We had such a great night’s sleep at our Marriott Airport Hotel. I believe that this was the first night that Art and I slept the whole night through. The beds were soft and the fan works in the room for some white noise. It is very, very clean as well.Our trip on a gondola into the mountains surrounding Hong Kong was amazing. Even more amazing was to see a village and the world's largest bronze Buddha overlooking the city. The pictures can't begin to give you the vast dimensions of this monstrous structure that people come from all over to see and worship. We however enjoyed the hike through the village and the awesome views albeit a bit limited by the haze/smog. Did I mention that our gondola has a glass bottom? It was breathtaking to ride up and down the mountain viewing top to bottom through glass.After our half hour ride back down the mountain we ended up having some ice cream treats that made everyone happy. Art and I enjoyed some hot coffee and desserts as well. Our excuse is to stay energized to keep up with the boys.
It is getting on towards evening here. We pack up and leave after breakfast tomorrow and tough out the fourteen hour flight arriving into Chicago Friday afternoon.
We value your prayers for us as we close the door on our China adoption trip and head back into the mainstream of family life. Prayers for safety and Benjamin's introduction into family life.
Blessings to you from Hong Kong,
Wendy, for Art, Christian & Benjamin