Martin went to visit at Starfish. For those who don't know, Starfish Foster Home is where Karine had been living since she was 11 months old. Amanda and the nannies do amazing work with these children. He wasn't able to stay very long as he had to be back by noon so we could check out of the hotel. He was able to meet her nanny. The children came up running to Martin. We have a lot of information on her health and progress and information on her surgeries which will be so beneficial for when we go see the specialist back home.
In the afternoon, we went to visit the Pagoda which is a Buddhist temple. The grounds were beautiful. Our guide, Penny, explained its history. We then went to a Buddhist restaurant which was really good. We followed with a visit to a tea ceremony. That was also a nice experience. After this, we went to an art museum/gallery. We ended up by buying a beautiful piece by a very well known chinese artist. Along our trip we bought a few gifts that we want to give her when she is older. We then went to the get her passport as it was ready. The guide and driver drove us to airport. We only got back to our hotel in Beijing past midnight. We were exhausted!
(There is a picture of Martin with Karine's favourite nanny and a couple of others from Starfish Foster Home.)
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