Beautiful scenery on the way to Dianjiang
The translations cracked us up!
Happy onlookers from the sidewalk-we caused quite a stir!
One of the caretakers at the Social Welfare Institute-Gracie loved her.
One of the Orphanage Directors with Gracie. She was such a flirt!
The play area in the courtyard at the Dianjiang SWI
Gracie being passed from one of the ayis [nannies] to one of the Assistant Directors
The babies room at DJ SWI
Some of the older babies in the room next door. They have the same jackets that ours wore for Gotcha Day.
This ayi really had a great bond with Gracie-she was so excited to see her again.
They loved each other!
The building is 7 stories high. Those are apartments across the way.
Gracie and her cribmate meeting up again. [Our guide Michael is in background].
Funny picture of Gracie! Cute cribmate...I'll always wonder if she found a loving home.
Being passed around...they would say to each other, “Wan, Wan!” and pass her around. She loved the attention!
Another view from the orphanage.
The “water play“ room. They put the babies in warm water with an innertube around their neck. [Judy and her cute baby, Olivia!]
One of the table settings for us at the orphanage.
SOME of the delicious food served to us!
Love this closeup of Gracie eating from my chopsticks!
What a ham! She knew how to work those ayis!
Gracie and her friend, Ellie, demonstrating their ability to eat from the ayi's chopsticks!
Our chunky Gracie knows her way around a bowl of Chinese food!
10 of the 11 Dianjiang families in the DJ SWI courtyard
One last goodbye as we leave out the front gates of the orphanage.
Gracie's Finding Place: The gates of the Dianjiang SWInstitute [the Prinzi's with Isabelle next to us]
Finding Place.
Watch us watch you! Gracie waving to admirers, and Mike videotaping as we are about to leave in the bus.
Driving off. See how they carry items, being a mountainous region, this is the way; in Beijing, where its flat, bicycles everywhere instead.
View of the street leading to the entrance of the orphanage.
Typical traffic scene...this is in motion, not stopped! Lines and signals seem like mere suggestions that aren't usually taken!
