Night 12. We pull into Sacramento about 2:30, and on the recommendation of our good pal, Karen York, we check into the Citizen Hotel.

It's a short 2 block walk to the Capitol. On the walk we quickly see that it's wedding and senior prom season. The wedding parties everywhere posing for photos reminded us of wedding season in China.

Now prom season is another matter altogether. With many of the seniors the girls are all put together, looking gorgeous, and there are no guys around. So with this one group of 4 seniors, dressed to the hilt, I asked if I could take their photo, and we got to talking. "Where are the guys?", I asked. "Too much trouble," answered one of the girls. Another girl explained that they were going together as a group to the prom.

Oh. The girls were giggling, but were they happy about their situation?