Today we enjoyed a leisurely morning and went with the rest of the group to visit the Chin Family Temple this afternoon. This is one of my favorite spots in Guangzhou. It is an old family temple that has been converted into a museum for art from the Guangdong province. It showcases lots of examples of intricate artwork from porcelain, painting, bone/ivory carving and embroidery. It is a peaceful place and we chose to stay a little longer than the group and take a cab to Shaiman island to meet up with them later. We were snubbed again by a couple of taxi drivers (guess they don't like us) but miraculously we were able hail 2 taxis and make the hair raising trip to Shaiman Island.
Tonight was dinner at a great Thai restaurant, Banana Leaves. The food was great!! and the entertainment was, well, unique. They sang several 70's songs (gotta love the BeeGees and Grease!) with the kids dancing. Jacob was a huge hit doing "the worm" and the kids had a good time dancing. Caleb ate nonstop through the entire hour which is why I have no pictures of this evening (Ken got it on video though). He has eaten all day long! I think he is coming close to eating his body weight everyday. He is also showing us his ornery side - I'm afraid that the compliant child that I was hoping for is not going to last for long. He LOVES his Daddy. It is so sweet to see him smile and reach for Ken. He is really doing well with all the kids and has not shown the terror of strangers or noises that they had warned us about. When some of you see him on Friday, you will see a frail little boy. But you will have no idea how far he has come in just a couple of weeks!
Tomorrow is the last full day for most of our group. We are going to be so sad to see them all leave. We have grown close to many of them and hope to stay in touch with them just as we have with some of our travel mates from 2004. I'd say that the relationships built during these weeks are a fringe benefit of it all!
Side note - Jacob has been taking some of these great pictures!! I tried to download more but have had to try 3 times to just get these few. When I get home I will upload all my photos into my photobucket account so you can see more!
2 comments:
Hey Weikels, We have enjoyed seeing all of the pictures. Do all that you can. Our only regret is that we didn't do more while there in 2004. It's not like you can just drop by there again any time you want to. Grab a taxi and hit the road. You've got enough people there to carry all of your extra suitcases. Shop!
Hey guys...thanks for the new pictures and the update on Kendra and Faith...whew...we were getting a little worried here....all of us are enjoying the wonderful sights of China through your lens.
Hope that you're getting some rest and that your travels continue to be safe. Take care.
Love,
the Pungo five
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