Hello,
We had another travel day today. We are now in Guangzhou, China. Ali did pretty good on her first plane ride. All was well until about 45 minutes into the flight. She started screaming and the only way to get her to stop was a warm bottle. She fell asleep after downing a full bottle and slept the rest of the flight and half way to the hotel. We are now at the White Swan. Very pretty hotel that caters to adoptive families. It is on an island next to the pearl river. The island was home to foreign consulates during the last century and has a welcome European feel to it. We had dinner tonight at Lucy’s bar. This is a bar that was recommended by lots of adoptive families as they serve American style food. Lisa ordered iced tea for the first time in two weeks. I have to admit I was jealous. It looked so good in that mason jar filled with ice. I quickly downed my coke and ordered me an iced tea also. First cold drink I have had in 2 weeks. We did not take any pictures today. Sorry. Tomorrow we have a free day and plan to venture out on the island as there are many shops and parks nearby. We will take lots of pictures then.
Soon after arriving at the hotel, Louise and I ventured out to the grocery store to pick up some baby formula. We took a taxi to the grocery store but found it very hard to get one back to the hotel. After trying unsuccessfully for about 30 minutes, we agreed to ride on a small “trike” motorcycle driven by an old man. It was an experience. Louise took a picture but I did not have a camera with me. Hopefully she will email me copy when she gets home. Here are some previous pictures from our trip and another one of Alison.
Enjoy,
Russ, Lisa, and Ali
We had another travel day today. We are now in Guangzhou, China. Ali did pretty good on her first plane ride. All was well until about 45 minutes into the flight. She started screaming and the only way to get her to stop was a warm bottle. She fell asleep after downing a full bottle and slept the rest of the flight and half way to the hotel. We are now at the White Swan. Very pretty hotel that caters to adoptive families. It is on an island next to the pearl river. The island was home to foreign consulates during the last century and has a welcome European feel to it. We had dinner tonight at Lucy’s bar. This is a bar that was recommended by lots of adoptive families as they serve American style food. Lisa ordered iced tea for the first time in two weeks. I have to admit I was jealous. It looked so good in that mason jar filled with ice. I quickly downed my coke and ordered me an iced tea also. First cold drink I have had in 2 weeks. We did not take any pictures today. Sorry. Tomorrow we have a free day and plan to venture out on the island as there are many shops and parks nearby. We will take lots of pictures then.
Soon after arriving at the hotel, Louise and I ventured out to the grocery store to pick up some baby formula. We took a taxi to the grocery store but found it very hard to get one back to the hotel. After trying unsuccessfully for about 30 minutes, we agreed to ride on a small “trike” motorcycle driven by an old man. It was an experience. Louise took a picture but I did not have a camera with me. Hopefully she will email me copy when she gets home. Here are some previous pictures from our trip and another one of Alison.
Enjoy,
Russ, Lisa, and Ali
Do you recognize the structure in the background?
What about this one?
Very crowded and rainy the day we visited the forbidden city, but much cooler.
My daddy Rocks!
1 comment:
Yeah - Guangzhou!! You are on the 'home stretch!' :)
We just loved Lucy's too! Don't forget to go to Sherry's for squeeky shoes and tell them at Jordan's the Boyd family said hello. Talk to Cindy downstairs in the jewelry shop about jade - tell her we said "hello" too. :0)
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