Just a few last photos from our last day before we flew out.  We found a nice little park off the river and took a few pics of the scenery.   

This little girl was just the cutest thing - smiling at us.  Of course I had to take a picture! 

So we said our goodbyes to friends we made while in China - like Mr. Wang at the hotel, and our guide Lin.  

I am so glad to be home!  I've loved every minute of being there.  It was well worth it and I'd do it all over again.  But there's nothing like going home at the end of a vacation and getting back to familiar things.    This trip has given me a new appreciation for small things - milk, ice,  a language I can understand, seat belts, and soft beds!  The beds in China are rock hard!  It's like laying down on concrete, seriously.  Lin told us that most Chinese like hard mattresses.......don't know why.  Falling into my own soft bed this morning after 24 hours of traveling was absolutely heavenly!  :)