It's a quiet day in Guangzhou today. I had a meeting this morning with Connie to get all my paperwork ducks in a row for our visa appointment on Tuesday morning (embassy workers get Labor Day off too); no problems there. Currently naptime. There's a deli next door to the hotel that serves what are essentially kolaches, and we've started having them for lunch. We're probably going to go take a swim after nap today. Rebekah is out scouring the shops on a reconnaissance mission.
Yesterday afternoon we went out and explored Shamian Island, which is about as large as a decent-sized shopping mall. The island seems to be completely dedicated to the noble task of taking money off of adoptive parents. Everybody seems to speak English at least a little here. One particularly enterprising shopkeeper named Jordan tried to ply me with everything from scrolls to tote bags to laundry service to a cute little traditional Chinese outfit for Jed, which he'd probably outgrow in about 2 days.
There are two famous restaurants on Shamian Island, neither of them serving Chinese food. We tried one of them yesterday: the Cow and Bridge. It's a Thai restaurant, not an English pub. Word to the wise: stay away from the ostrich curry. I haven't felt quite right all day today. Tonight we have a date with the rest of the CAWLI families to go eat at the other famous place, an American food place called Lucy's. We'll try to find some real food tomorrow.
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