Last day in Inner Mongolia (Friday)

Yesterday we spent the morning packing up our mess of stuff and then met our guide at 2:30.  We went to the notary office and picked up our papers and then headed to the Inner Mongolia Museum.  There were some large dinosaur fossils there.  The largest ever found in the world were uncovered in Inner Mongolia sometime in the 1980's.  We saw many different exhibits at the museum and then we headed to the airport. 

Zeke did pretty well on the airplane - didn't cry too much.  There were a few tantrums but they didn't last for too long.  We landed around 10 pm and then it took awhile for our ride to make his way through the traffic to pick us up so we didn't get to our hotel until about midnight.  We were exhausted. 

Yesterday was a better day with Zeke opening up to us more and more.  He even smiled and laughed.  We found a palm tree in the lobby and Zeke thought it was the greatest thing when Bruce would tickle him with the leaves.  We had been given a memory book from his orphanage and there were pictures of his nanny playing with palm branches with him so I think it was something he enjoyed. 

Daddy got Zeke to smile and maybe even laugh a little!

The largest dinosaur fossils ever found

How did Trusty dog get in to see the dinosaurs?

Mommy and Zeke with the dinosaurs

A tired Zeke by the Woolly Mammoth

A traditional Mongolian scene