Today we went to XiangHu Park. It was very nice with flowers everywhere. The food has been ok. We actually went to a French restaurant tonight with another couple. Our guide said it was a nice "Western" restaurant. I didn't know French was Western, but it was very good food. We stopped by a little bakery and bought two pieces of cake on the way home. Yesterday we were walking to a Western restaurant and Adriana fell asleep before we got there. We ended up taking her back to the hotel and I went to the restaurant and ordered take-out. It wasn't bad but the hamburger meat didn't taste the same as in the states.
Yes everyone brings the children everywhere they go. It gets a little noisy at times but not as bad as one would think. Most of the kids are used to being hauled everywhere and most of them fall asleep during the bus rides. Adriana stayed awake the whole trip today. It surprised me. I wish that she would sleep in but that hasn't been the case.
It was actually cool today. It was nice not sweating at all.
Adriana has been very good. She is asleep now and will wake at about 5:30 am. She smiles and giggles all the time.
We did the "red couch" photo yesterday. Talk about screaming kids. The guide counts to 3 and then the parents all drop their kids on the couch and run. Boy was there some screaming going on. Adriana didn't cry, she just sat there trying to figure out why all the other kids were crying.
Adriana got me yesterday morning and this morning. I fed her a bottle and 2 minutes later she gave threw up soaking me from my chest down. Cindy was in the shower and I yelled. She came out and saw what happened and had tears running down her face because she was laughing so hard. I think Cindy can feed her tomorrow morning! That was another trip to get laundry done. Laundry is pretty cheap to get done.
The food here has been pretty good. Some of the foods are very hot and spicy. The food is very cheap and you can really get alot of food. We have been avoiding the restaurants with the tanks of live food. I saw someone today with a plate of pigeon sized birds intact. GROSS
Tomorrow morning we meet a professional shopper, Ann from Red Thread. We will tell her what we want to look at and she takes us to the different shops by taxi. Once we pick out what we want she does all the negotiating to get the best price. She only charges $10 an hour. Then tomorrow afternoon we take a 45 minute walk to a pearl place. We will have to see... We bought two silk Chinese outfits for Adriana. Maybe she can wear them at Christmas time. Around the hotel are lots of little shops but not a lot of good quality things just more tourist type stuff.
On Wednesday we go to the American Consulate to do the oath-takeing ceremony. Then on thursday we get Adriana's Visa and jump on the train for Hong Kong. We won't get to Hong Kong till the evening and then fly out of Hong Kong before noon on Thursday. We can't wait to get home but that is going to be a very long flight trying to keep Adriana quiet.
That's it for now my time is about up. We can't wait to get home. I can't wait to get my computer fixed.
Till next time...
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