| City: | Changchun |
| Province: | Jilin |
| Month/Year of Travel: | July 2000 |
| Travel Route in China: | Beijing > Changchun; Changchun > Guangzhou > Hong Kong |
| Name of Hotel: | Noble Hotel |
| Comments about Hotel: | Advertised as a five-star hotel, but as our China Women's Travel Service guide said, "it isn't." |
| Office or Orphanage: | We did our Chinese paperwork in Changchun because we were advised not to travel to Yanji, the town where our children's orphanage is located. Traveling there apparently constitutes a security risk. Yanji, which borders North Korea, is a 10-hour train ride away from Changchun. |
| Sights to See in this city: | None, besides street scenes; our outstanding guide helped expedite our paperwork so we could leave Changchun in a record two days |
| Baby supplies can be purchased at: | Local department stores have excellent children's clothing -- far cheaper than Old Navy clothes on sale and far better quality |
| Places to eat we liked: | Not much to choose from outside the hotel; hotel's morning buffet excellent; Korean restaurant around the corner just OK |
| Things you ought to know while staying here: | Live fish in aquariums in second-floor Chinese restaurant in the hotel provide nice entertainment for toddlers; sweeping staircase in hotel lobby also fun to go up and down, up and down -- good way to wear out toddlers |
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