The shuttle ride downtown

Our hotel is in a residential area of Beijing so the ride from the hotel to the main highway was interesting. The road is narrow and there’s not much of a shoulder….lots of trees on either side of the road…there’s one stretch where the trees on both sides of the road grow toward each other, creating a canopy overhead. There was a lot of road construction going away. The interesting part of that is we never saw a major piece of equipment….just men with shovels. One group of about 5 men had dug a hole about 12x12…probably 6 feet deep….and they were still digging….with only shovels. It’s truly a different world. With everything we see, we think about Livie’s life….what it would have been, what we’re taking her away from (good & bad), what it will be. It can be overwhelming…this is only day 1….