This morning our paperwork was taken to the U.S. Consulate to start processing the visas for the babies. While we didn't have to actually go, we did have to stay in our rooms until 11:00 a.m. to ensure we could be contacted if there were any questions. Heidi was kind enough to go to the local bank and exchange more money for us both and confirm our flight to L.A. Sarae took a nap and I attempted to organize our stuff a little.
Guangzhou has quite of few markets that sell at wholesale (or so they say). Today we went to the electronic market. We looked at many different items and ended up buying a little. We then returned to the hotel and Sarae and I took naps. Unfortunately, Heidi wasn't able to fall asleep.
The weather turned quite cool today and we are regretting sending our warmer clothing home with Leslie, but fortunately we have enough clothes to layer and keep warm. Tonight we went on a cruise on the Pearl River. Lucky for us, the boat was enclosed. While waiting to go on the boat, a little Chinese boy came up to Sarae and attempted to kiss her several times. She seemed amused by him. The buildings along the river all have lights on them so it is quite pretty. Guangzhou is known by several different names, Two of them are "The South Gate to China" since it sits on the river and is a major trading city and "The Flower City" - due to it's warmer climate, many different flowers are grown here. It is said to have good feng shui since it has both a mountain and a river. There are approximately 20,000 foreigners who live here. Many Africans are here, they buy from the markets and then sell the items in Africa. I know that when I sit in Starbucks (thank goodness they have tea and hot cocoa!), I see people from all over the world - pretty neat.
Sarae was actually on her schedule pretty much today and did extremly well. It's amazing to see all of the children adapting so well to their new parent(s) and their new environments. Only 2 more days til we start the journey home!
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