Six Banyan Temple

Hi Everyone! Here is a photo of us while visiting the Six Banyan Temple this morning. We were able to get all of the girls in our group blessed by a Buddhist Monk. Very beautiful. Then Joe had the chance to climb a nine-story pagoda. After that, we hit the jade market and after THAT, the highlight of Joe's day - a trip to Starbucks and McDonald's! We've all been looking forward to the McDonald's apple pies - they still fry them here! Actually Sam and I ended up with pineapple somehow, but they were pretty good. Also posted here is a photo of Claire and Sydney with one of our two guides, Samson. We always have wonderful people looking out for us while we're here - this time we have Wayne and Samson. We love listening to them switching between English, Mandarin, and Cantonese in two seconds. Now we're off to the Swan Room to let the girls run around and play with a million toys. Tonight we're off to the Cow and Bridge Restaurant - Thai food. I'm a little concerned about the name of the restaurant. After today, we're halfway through the trip. Hard to believe. Hope everyone there is doing well. Love to all! Katie, Tony, Joe, Sam, Claire, and Sydney