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Tuesday,
September 11, 2007
Today was a rather uneventful day of touring more Guangzhou hot
spots. We headed out for the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, the Five
Goats Statue, and the Guangzhou Orchid Garden. Unfortunately,
not many orchids were blooming in the garden, just a handful of
popcorn orchids. That reminded us of home. Our admission to this
garden did include a cup of tea at a teahouse overlooking a
fishpond. The intent was good, as the sign over the entrance
called this a garden of civility, but the nice hot tea was just
that in 90+ degree weather with 90% humidity.
Lance got the kids down for a nap after we returned to the hotel
so the power shopping could begin. It finally dawned on me that
we only have another three days to get down to business. We
returned to the hotel only after running out of Yuan.
I forgot to mention that Lilia took her first solid food
yesterday during the van ride coming back from Yangxi.
Appropriately enough, her first food was a couple of Luke’s
beloved honey balls. Unfortunately, by bath time last night she
had red blotches on her face. We are hoping this is heat rash,
not an allergic reaction to honey balls. It would be so not fair
if Lilia were allergic to honey balls.
Our group had dinner tonight in another Cantonese restaurant on
island. This one is the restaurant with live, fresh dinner
selections up front for the choosing. Tonight’s special was sand
worms, but the usual water beetles, frogs and snakes were
available as well. We tried not to think about our chicken being
prepared on the same chopping board as the sand worms. |
First stop, Sun Yat Sen
Memorial Hall.
The three beauties from Yangxi, all born within five days of one
another. Lilia is in the middle. |
