October 12th 2010 - Consulate appointment day!

Today I have decided that I am so sick of our hotel that we will be moving to the White Swan Hotel. We had breakfast with our friends, and then we will be packing to move. I know it sounds silly, but I have been here too long. I am sick of the elevators smelling, the same boring breakfast and everything else. Our room at the White Swan is smaller, but the atmosphere is unforgettable. I was told the food was much better. Being from Dallas, my food standards are higher than other, so we will see. I know just having more options will be a blessing!

Our guide told us to hang around the hotel just in case they need any further information for the consulate appointment. That makes me nervous, as I have no idea what other information I could provide for them! They know everything about us! The lady that is staying at our hotel is on our same track, so after we get the okay from our guides, we will go shopping across the street. It is about a 15 minute walk through a rundown part of town that Roger and I are experts at maneuvering. We have been up and down these areas with Kai several times. We took our ex-hotel mate and walked all through the town,  literally doing almost no buying. Roger hates this kind of shopping. :) I don’t mind it so much - I like seeing everything.

We still don’t know what to get people who have helped us so much. If my thanks were expressed in monetary value, I wouldn’t have enough money to tell everyone how much I love sharing this experience with them and how much we appreciate and love them.