Shopping day!

Today, we visited Shamian Island. In the past, this is where many adoptive families have stayed during their time at Guangzhou. The hotel here is under renovations so we stayed about 15 minutes away at the beautiful China Marriott. This area reminded us of being in Savannah, Ga. It was very pedestrian friendly and we saw all kinds of people exercising, singing, and enjoying the weather! We shopped for several hours and let the kids play outside. As you can see from the picture below, the kids found one particular man very interesting! We think the guy was on a date, but the children interrupted with their fascination of his guitar. He didn't seem to mind and even let them try to play it. We decided to rest tonight and not go out to dinner. It was a long day and we were all tired! Especially me, since I'm the one who gets to carry Mykena when she is tired of walking! :-) Tomorrow is our appointment at the US Consulate to apply for the visa. We should pick it up on Wednesday afternoon and then head to Hong Kong. This part of our journey has been so much fun! We will miss our new friends, but know that we have made many special memories for this new chapter in our lives.