Sunday

Last night most of our group went to a Japanese restaurant in our hotel. We didn't go as we knew Brooke was very tired and wouldn't eat much if anything. She is still going to sleep by 7 and sleeping until almost 7. We heard it was great and really wish we could have gone but had to do what was best for Brooke.

Today we went to the Guangzhou folk art museum. We saw some very interesting things such as some wood beds! The Chinese believe the harder the bed the better it is for your back. Our bus driver also had to do some pretty fancy driving to get out of the parking lot. Seriously we were blocked in by 2 rows of buses. The drivers were found and you really had to see it to believe it. He did it though and we all applauded him.

After that we went to a tea house. I bought a beautiful teapot and some white tea. We tried many kinds of tea and would have liked to bring several kinds home. Maybe I can find some in Chinatown as some were great. The tea is all fresh.

While we were driving I noticed some people walking with bird cages and little birds in them. These people weren't walking together. So I asked Amy our guide about this. She said the retired people will take their birds for walks in the park to give them fresh air!! How sweet is that!!

Katie will now eat about 1/4 of a jar of baby food, and not all that willingly. But we do get some in her. We have tried putting food on her high chair tray at breakfast but she just plays with it and drops it on the ground.

Last night was a break through in getting her to sleep. I held her tightly against me and patted her bottom. She cried and kicked and tried pulling away, but I was eventually able to get her calmed down and to sleep. We'll see how tonight goes:)

Tomorrow we are going as a group to Shamien Island to go shopping. We met a man named Jordan who owns his own shop. He told us he is a Chris*ian!! We will be going back to his shop again. We will also get to eat at Lucys. Its a restaurant that serves American food. We actually had been seated the other day there but then I realized I forgot the formula for Katie at the hotel and we had to go back. We are pretty tired of McDonalds and sandwiches at starbucks. We aren't very adventurous, especially with Brooke with us this time.