Saturday,
June 16, 2007
Today was a travel day. Not a whole lot to report, happily we
arrived safely!
Since I posted before the day was over yesterday, I'll start
where I left off (for anyone interested in reading about our day
besides my beloved hubby and my mom ;)) Tori and I went out for
a stroll and ended up at a new addition since the last time I
was here... Starbucks. Although I don't frequent it in the
States, the caffeine did sound inviting. We sat and enjoyed the
best caramel frappachino I've ever tasted. Then we pressed
forward onto a bit more shopping and ended with a dinner at the
Cow and Bridge. Since it is my very favorite restaurant in
Guangzhou, I decided to take some pictures to capture the
evening. Tori and I got to giggling about how strange we must
have seemed to the older Chinese couple sitting next to us, me
snapping pictures of the placemat in front of me and beautifully
set vacant tables. We laughed until we cried. The day ended
early, shortly after dinner as we could not stay awake any
longer. At the end of the day we were both proud to be members
of the 'no nap' club, we're trying to shake the jet lag as soon
as possible.
The morning came slowly as Tori and I both tossed and turned
most of the night. Funny how the body can be totally exhausted,
but the mind won't comply. At 5:30 we finally gave up the battle
and got up. We were to meet Molly, our CHSFS guide, at 10:00 to
discuss our travel plans as she would be making the trip from
Guangzhou to Fuzhou with us. After eating breakfast and picking
up our laundry, we packed up and began the trek to Fuzhou.
Everything went smoothly, just a bit late leaving Guangzhou due
to the rain. Between the turbulence, fatigue and hunger pangs,
Tori and I both landed with a serious case of nausea. Thankfully
the weather in Fuzhou is a bit cooler that Guangzhou so we were
able to cool off and arrive at the lovely Shangri La, no brown
bag needed.
For tonight Tori and I are on our own, ordering room service,
since were both too tired to go out and are just pretty darn
grateful to be on the ground in the province of our precious
Jude. Tomorrow we will meet Jude in the afternoon and will
update the site as soon as he will allow!
Goodnight from Fuzhou :) |
Goin' to Starbucks ~ Guangzhou
Laughed until we cried
The vacant table picture
We're HERE! |
