Today was our first full day in Guangzhou. The breakfast buffet at the White Swan is very good. Eat a late breakfast and you won't need any lunch! After breakfast we struck out down the street and shopped a little. We also found the gymnastics park. It's a playground, but it also has exercise equipment for the adults. Brice and I tried a couple pieces out ourselves.

At 2:00pm we met with our guide, Daniel, to fill out our paperwork. I think it was also a parenting test! We met in the lobby and then went to the children's playroom to sit (or should I say kneel at one of the kiddie tables to complete all the important documents that must be just right). Children are running by and knocking off papers as toys are flying by! It was quite an experience.

After the stress test, we had a dinner cruise on the Pearl River. The lights were pretty, but the food was only so so. As we went on the boat, one of our group bought a flower from a little boy selling them on the sidewalk. Harmless enough right - wrong! As we were leaving the little boy latched onto this fellow's leg and would not let go. That 's him in the picture with the little boy locked onto his leg. Our guide had to come back from the bus and peel the little boy off of his leg. As the commercial says: Bus ride to river cruise - 20 Yuan, Flower from street vendor - 10 Yuan, Street vendor boy attached to adoptive parent's leg - PRICELESS!!!

That's all for now. Brinley has her medical exam tomorrow so we may have more adventures to post!


Marty