White Swan Hotel with the Jade Boat
We started today off with a trip to the Medical Clinic where Grace passed all 3 stations with 3 different Doctors (ENT, Weight,Ht,Temp, General Check). She handled the poking and prying very well with just a few moments of fear and trepidation. But when she gets upset and we come over to comfort her, she seems at ease, and relaxes or smiles.
Then it was free time. We used the opportunity to go back to the store we were at yesterday to get that figurine. After all of your positive comments, we were encouraged to get it, and we ended up getting 2 with a nice bargain. That way Grace can have one and so can her Mama! They are lovely, and I am feeling so much better now that we have them! We have 2 professional potters in our group, and they both said that the quality was very very nice so that was a good confirmation as well. We also found out that the figurines are made in limited quantities, so I was glad we hustled over there and got the ones we wanted. And Carla, I'll be sure to keep them out of her room until she can appreciate them! I remember having the same situation when I was young, and so I have actually removed a cute little China doll from her room until she can enjoy it and not think that it will come alive!
The answer to yesterday's quiz -- and we did have some winners -- was dried oysters! They're ugly little things, aren't they? They use these in soups.
The taxi ride to the store was an event in and of itself. We nearly had an accident as we had to stop quite suddenly just inches (or less) from another car. Buses and cars just push right in front of one another and ignore traffic signals. Our guide went with us, and we asked "What does red mean on the signal?" and she said, "who knows!" with a grin! But unlike Nanchang there isn't a lot of noise from the traffic because there is a law against honking or they are fined 200 RMB which is about $30 US. Motor scooters are not allowed either so that cuts down on some of the chaos as well.
We got back to the hotel with our guide and we went to the clinic in the hotel. Pat got checked and received a lot of med for his cough and cold. They also gave him antibiotics. He said to me later, "I've never had to take so many pills for a cold before!" We also got Grace some more diarrhea medicine so we'll let you know if that starts to work!. All in all, the visit and the meds for both of them cost about $57 US.
While at the clinic the Chinese women took a shine to Grace and had her smiling. They said, "She's going to be an actress because she has so many expressions!" -- said in Cantonese, of course, and translated for us by our guide. I was called out by the older woman as she pointed to her bare toes and wanted me to cover them. We had just been out in the heat and so she was right! I didn't have any socks so I pulled her little jacket up her legs like pants and that contented the lady. She seemed to love Grace. In the process I learned how to say, "What a good little girl" in Cantonese and got the thumbs up from the Chinese women with lots of smiles and laughs that I was saying just right!
We've been saying a few expressions to Grace in Chinese like "I love you" , "Morning!", "It's OK" and now we'll add this one. Grace seems to like it . Oh yes, we also use the "Bah-bah" on the toilet and after she does her business she is all smiles of pride over her accomplishment.
We may go to a big market today after our Visa Paperwork gets finished and then we hope to have dinner with some people from our group. That's pretty much it for the paperwork side of things and now we wait.
Have a great morning everyone! "Zow!"
Then it was free time. We used the opportunity to go back to the store we were at yesterday to get that figurine. After all of your positive comments, we were encouraged to get it, and we ended up getting 2 with a nice bargain. That way Grace can have one and so can her Mama! They are lovely, and I am feeling so much better now that we have them! We have 2 professional potters in our group, and they both said that the quality was very very nice so that was a good confirmation as well. We also found out that the figurines are made in limited quantities, so I was glad we hustled over there and got the ones we wanted. And Carla, I'll be sure to keep them out of her room until she can appreciate them! I remember having the same situation when I was young, and so I have actually removed a cute little China doll from her room until she can enjoy it and not think that it will come alive!
The answer to yesterday's quiz -- and we did have some winners -- was dried oysters! They're ugly little things, aren't they? They use these in soups.
The taxi ride to the store was an event in and of itself. We nearly had an accident as we had to stop quite suddenly just inches (or less) from another car. Buses and cars just push right in front of one another and ignore traffic signals. Our guide went with us, and we asked "What does red mean on the signal?" and she said, "who knows!" with a grin! But unlike Nanchang there isn't a lot of noise from the traffic because there is a law against honking or they are fined 200 RMB which is about $30 US. Motor scooters are not allowed either so that cuts down on some of the chaos as well.
We got back to the hotel with our guide and we went to the clinic in the hotel. Pat got checked and received a lot of med for his cough and cold. They also gave him antibiotics. He said to me later, "I've never had to take so many pills for a cold before!" We also got Grace some more diarrhea medicine so we'll let you know if that starts to work!. All in all, the visit and the meds for both of them cost about $57 US.
While at the clinic the Chinese women took a shine to Grace and had her smiling. They said, "She's going to be an actress because she has so many expressions!" -- said in Cantonese, of course, and translated for us by our guide. I was called out by the older woman as she pointed to her bare toes and wanted me to cover them. We had just been out in the heat and so she was right! I didn't have any socks so I pulled her little jacket up her legs like pants and that contented the lady. She seemed to love Grace. In the process I learned how to say, "What a good little girl" in Cantonese and got the thumbs up from the Chinese women with lots of smiles and laughs that I was saying just right!
We've been saying a few expressions to Grace in Chinese like "I love you" , "Morning!", "It's OK" and now we'll add this one. Grace seems to like it . Oh yes, we also use the "Bah-bah" on the toilet and after she does her business she is all smiles of pride over her accomplishment.
We may go to a big market today after our Visa Paperwork gets finished and then we hope to have dinner with some people from our group. That's pretty much it for the paperwork side of things and now we wait.
Have a great morning everyone! "Zow!"
