Friday, July 11, 2008

Ni Hao! Hello from China!

We had a very nice day in Guangzhou today and are enjoying every minute of the Chinese culture. The people are very friendly and welcoming.

After breakfast we walked to 7-11 in search of a diet coke but they don't have diet coke here (I am having withdrawals!). As we were walking down the street we saw several Chinese children walking and they were holding onto a piece of fabric with loops to keep them all together. As they approached us all of them started saying "Hello" to us...it was adorable!

Our next stop was Shamian Park along the river. It is a beautiful park with lots of trees and flowers. It was 10 AM and there were a bunch of couples "Dancing in the Park". They had music playing and were all dressed up and were truly enjoying themselves. They were dancing around a tree and all of the ladies had their purses hanging in the tree. It was really cool! We also saw several people doing tai chi and groups of teens playing a version of hacky sack. We checked out several shops in preparation of our "power shopping" when we return next week. Squeaky shoes are everywhere!!

After napping in the afternoon we went to a Japanese Steakhouse in our Hotel for dinner. The food was very good but Grandma kindly asked the chef not to put the prawn head on her plate.

We have met several families that have just adopted and it was nice to talking to them and hearing about their experiences. Only 3 more days until Sydnie's Gotcha Day!

Good night!

Caren, Lon'ee & Grandma