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Ladies Man

[GUANGZHOU, 1/23 9:00PM]

Today we did a little more sightseeing. Here's a picture of us standing in front of Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Dr. Sun was described by our guide as modern China's equivalent of George Washington. Apparently, many of his ideas and teachings were instrumental in the overthrow of the Empire and heavily influenced the beliefs and teachings of Chairman Mao.

Ben and I had another great day. He continues to crack up the waitstaff at every restaurant we go to. It starts when the waitresses try to pour him some tea, and they get the inevitable "boo yao!" Then they strike up a conversation, asking him how old he is, etc. One of the other fathers pointed out to me that he is a chick magnet, which is fine, because they only have eyes for him anyway (as do I).

All of our forms and paperwork are in order and we will be getting Ben's travel papers tomorrow. Then, Wednesday, the trip home.