This morning, we went to see a famous Buddhist Temple in the city. The architecture was beautiful:) We actually saw a monk walking around with a smart phone!!! We then had to go back to Shamian Island to have Brookie's TB test checked. All the kids in our group were negative! Yay:) After the check, we walked around and did some shopping. We went to a store called A Gift From China. Part of the proceeds from their sales go to The Good Rock that helps orphans and disabled children. They had such beautiful things there. I got a necklace and some Christmas ornaments for the tree. The girls each picked out a doll. Colin was all set with that. After shopping, our group went to a restaurant for lunch. We had a few kinds of dumplings, a variety of noodles, this amazing spinach dish and some delicious bread!!!! When we returned to the hotel, we went over to the small playroom that they have for kids. We ended up spending an hour and a half there:) They have horse ride that the kids loved and kept taking turns riding. For dinner, Pizza Hut was on the menu. We got Cheese Lovers this time and it disappeared quickly:) Baths and bed for everyone soon after.
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It's nice to see that your family has made it to Guangzhou - and Brookie's smile is evident in every picture. And she looks like she is fitting right in with her big brother and Mei Mei. We were in China in late August both times and I can feel the heat just by looking at your pictures! A Gift From China was a favorite store when we were there in 2005. I am sure you are all looking forward to coming home - and I'm sure a certain grandmother will be very excited (Hi Mrs. Paul!) to see you all together as a family.
Wishing you an easy and speedy flight home (and that you catch a good tail wind!).
Hugs from Cara (Hubei, a. 9/03) & Cate (Jiangxi, a. 9/05) from St. Mary's and their parents Barbara & Ed
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