For our last little bit of touring, we went up White Cloud Mountain, which is just above the White Cloud Gardens we visited earlier. This mountain overlooks the city of Guangzhou and gives a real view of how big this city actually is. The air is much better up on the mountain and local retired people go up every day. You can hike up (probably about a 2 hour hike) or take the cable car. Parks here in China truly belong to the public and are a great source of entertainment for all. No matter which park you go to, you are likely to see tai chi (with and without swords), group sing-a-longs, Erhu (a two stringed instrument) and flute playing, ballroom dancing and feather hacky sack. Public performance is a daily part of life here. The tai chi group got a big kick out of Reese doing tai chi with Sarah strapped to him in the baby carrier, even though the extra weight throws his balance off!
Our US Consulate Oath ceremony was this afternoon. We appear at a window, so they can match our passports to our faces, then a short repetition of the oath and it is offical, we can leave the China and take Sarah to the US.
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