Travel to Hefei

12/9/12

Our trip to Hefei was interesting. We took the train from Shanghai to Hefei. It was a three hour ride, including several stops along the way. One of the gentlemen that sat next to me said that this train was the fastest and smoothest. It was a lot less hectic than getting on a plane. We got on the train 20 min. before our departure and there was no one on the train! We thought we might be on the Twilight Zone! About five min. till, the train filled up! It was a very nice and smooth ride. When we arrived at Hefei, we waited on our tour guide to pick us up. She never showed up! We became quite the attraction at the train station! Mom had at least ten Chinese people come up to her to help her. There was one young gentleman that spoke good English and was very generous. He tried calling our next tour guide, but were unable to get any help that way. He was able to find our hotel address and write it in Chinese. We then took a taxi to our hotel. We called our tour guide from the hotel and she met us. She is very nice. We are so excited to get CarLynn! We will get her this morning and on Wednesday go visit her orphanage.