GuangZhou City Tour/shopping-Nov.9th

We began our morning with a stop at the jade store and enjoyed observing this artistic culture. A man painted pictures using only his hands(fingers,palms,nails) and a lady painting on pottery. It was fascinating! Too bad Alissa forgot her camera at the hotel, therefore we have no pictures today. We will take some tomorrow. We went to another temple where you could have your child blessed. We chose not to,but it was interesting watching the Newsome's. Lunch followed in a beautiful park along side a garden. We thought we were in Florida with the palm trees and flowers which this province is known for. The climate is warmer here and luckily for Richard's sake it's cooler than usual do to the hurricane south of us. We ate lunch on the 3rd floor overlooking the gardens. Morgan reserved this table 2 months ago. It was gorgeous!!!! We also attended a pearl wholesale market. Six floors with pearls of every color. It was a bit overwhelming esspecially when we stepped outside and had our first experience with the population of the 3rd largest city in China,23,000,000!!!!! On the way out we purchased several movies for 2 dollars each! What a deal, and they were all new releases. The highlight of the day was Quin and Faith (remember her bed mate in the orphanage) They had a blast! Laughing, smiling, and teasing each other all day. We sure wish we knew what they were saying? We asked Morgan, but he couldn't tell due to their cleft palates. It's like their own little language. The evening came to a close after a trip to Mc Donalds, our first American food. Everything was great until we couldn't get a taxi back to the motel! Weve learned in China to look after yourself and throw politeness out the window. After one hour of watching taxis go by without success we finally just jumped in one and later gave directions.What an adventure. The Victory Hotel is as good as home after that! Good Night and God Bless!!!