This morning we were back on Shamain Island. If anyone wants to read more about the place where we have spent much of the last three days there is an interesting article on Shamain Island on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamian_Island
The reason we had to go back today was to have the children's TB tests checked. The good news is all three children were negative after two days. This mean, one, that they do not have TB, but second, that we are cleared, medically, to return to the US on Friday! Praise the Lord!
Of course, a return to Shamain Island also meant more eating and shopping. Each of the three familes also bought extra suitcases to bring home our plunder! Picture above is a shot of us with "Jack," a store keep with whom Adele had two particularly vigorous bartering sessions. She drives a hard bargain!
Our friend Jack. He gave us a great deal!
One interesting site on the Island each day has been the presence of numerous brides and grooms decked out in their full regalia having their photographs taken. With its parks, trees, tropical foliage and cetury old architecture there are many places for unique photographs. On one particular stairwell leading to an ancient verandah we have seen brides all three days. The wedding dresses and "tuxedoes" are sometimes quite over the top!
Lily and Jin chatting away in the van
"So what do you think of your Mom and Dad?"
We have mentioned numerous times the other two families in our travel group. The Kellams are from Indiana, and adopted 6 year old Lily and the Coys, from Ohio, adopted 2 year old Leila. One of the pictures shows Jin and Lily today having a discussion, in Chinese of course, about who knows what. though several times we did hear the words "Ultra Man," which is a Chinese action figure. It was the first time they had seemed to communicate with one another. It was very sweet. Jin has also seems to be smitten with Leila, age 2. She is a sweet little girl.
We don't have any gastronomical food tales today...save one.... But first, each morning we eat breakfast at the buffet in the hotel dining room. Quite a change from our usual fare of cold cereal at home. It always includes American, British and Chinese choices. The hotel dining room also has a small play area for children. Now there is a hotel that knows it's clientele! Lunch was another splendid Thai meal. One dish was a fish, yes, with the head still on! For dinner, we couldn't seem to find anything that was appealing, despite the fact that we walked a couple of blocks and checked three hotel dining rooms! In the end of the day we ordered a pizza from Papa John's! The funny thing was we had it delivered and it was late because the delivery bike was broken and so they had to bring it on the metro, or subway! Ok, so for the interesting food we noted today...on our walk we passed a few street vendors and one offered us a dried bat on a stick....sort of like jerky! I guess it goes without saying we refused it! Our guide Sally had said that in Guangzhou we would encounter all sorts of food, and she was right. The saying is "they will eat anything that flies, except an airplane and anything with legs, except a table!"
Yummy, yummy pizza! Mama, you can have the garlic butter.
Well, that about cover it for today. May the Lord bless you in many ways today!
The Holloways
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