Taiyuan!

It is 10 pm here in Taiyuan and we just got into our hotel and settled after a 3 hour train ride. The train was great! Much more comfortable than the flight- lots of leg room and the seat reclines quite a bit. It was a very smooth ride. At 155 mph it better be! We are staying at the World Trade Hotel which is a smaller version of the World Trade Center towers. It was built in 2006 and was the first 5 start hotel in Taiyuan. It is pretty nice- I'm very impressed. The only thing that is a negative is the carpets are all dirty but I think that has to do with the coal dust and pollution in the air that gets tracked in. We are on the 32nd floor and the view of the city is beautiful.

They just brought in a crib filled with pink sheets and blankets! We were originally supposed to meet Ava at 4:00 pm tomorrow but when we met our guide, Helen, she got a call soon after that they were bringing Ava early and we would be meeting her at the Civil Affairs Office at 10:00 am instead! So 12 hours from now we will be meeting our little girl! I better get some sleep. I'll post with pics tomorrow as soon as I can. So nervous!