Shamian Island Shopping

Today was a free day, so Cathy, Gracie, Madi and I took a taxi to
Shamian Island for some shopping. We both did our fair share to boost
the economy in China. LOL. We shopped at a couple of my favorite shops,
Jordan's and A Gift from China, and a couple of others. Jordan is such
a kind man. He kept our strollers and bags for us while we ate so we
didn't have to cart everything up the stairs to the restaurant above his
store. We ate lunch above his shop, about 3 flights up. Thanks for the
tip, Melissa, it was delicious! The weather has been gorgeous. Today I
would guess that it is in the mid 70s. I always need to purchase an
extra suit case to come home, this trip is no different. I was able to
get a lot of the things that I wanted. There are a couple of more
things that I want to pick up for Madi for the future. I love
Guangzhou!! The shopping is great and the people are so nice.

Our Consulate appointment is very early tomorrow morning so we are
turning in early. After our appointment tomorrow, we are going to the 6
Banyan Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist temples in China as well as
the Folk Museum. We need to meet the group in the lobby at 7:30am. We
will spend the rest of this evening tidying up the room and figuring out
how to repack everything. Friday is another "free day" and then we leave
for the airport very early on Saturday morning. Madison has done much
better with the motion sickness so I hope that the initial days was more
as a result of nervousness and just inexperience with riding in a car.
She continues to do well, although I am beginning to see some sassiness
coming through. That is fine by me, just means that she is beginning to
trust me more. Enjoy the pictures!!!