After 3 days of running around and more paperwork then I can remember on our last trip we where able to visit one sight, the Imperial Palace in Shenyang.

Manchu culture is the center piece of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang, capital of northeastern China's Liaoning Province.

The Shenyang Imperial Palace, is the only existing royal palace in China outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The main structure of the palace was built in 1625 when Nurhachi was in power. It was finished in 1636 by his son Abahai (Huangtaiji). Nurhachi and Abahai were both founding emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

Afterward we went to our last stop, picking up Shawn's passport and we are all set to leave to GZ early in the morning. Our flight leaves at 8:30 and our driver will pick us up at the Hotel at 6:30. It is a 4+ hours flight so hopefully Shawn will do ok with this. We are scheduled to arrive in GZ around 1 PM and are suppose to meet our guide at the White Swan Hotel at 3 PM for the walk over to the Medical Exam. Garry and I decided that we will go ahead and try to make a run for our Hotel first before we go to the WS. Even though we can leave our luggage with the Guide I really do not feel like having to worry about that stuff.

Hugs Angie