Shamian Island

We spent the day on Shamian Island again. It is much slower paced than the rest of Guangzhou and the kids can walk and run around easily. We hung out with Levi and his family. They are really fun! We ate lunch at Lucy's. It's a little western restaurant that is a staple of many adoptive parents- it's great. Done up with lots of western movie posters and license plates- our waitress's name was even Flo. We wondered where Vera was but never spotted her. I was going to get a pic but Alex had a fit so we had to have our first time out. I had hoped we could wait until we got back to the US for that but 8 days in and our girl is comfortable with us and showing off! Its interesting to try and discipline your child who speaks a different language in a foreign country. I got lots of interesting looks from the locals. I can't wait to ask her what she was yelling at me on the street that day! Good news is the fit was over quick and she grabbed my hand when it was over. We have been good since then.

We walked around and looked in the shops. One shop lady, Amy, really took to Alex. She did Alex's hair with 6 pony tails- it was something to see and Alex thought she was hot stuff! The boy working the front was such a nice kid. He goes to the University and was practicing his English with us. The people here are wonderful and a large part of what makes the country such a great place to visit. We then took some pictures in one of the hotels on the island. Alex was so excited to see the goldfish in the pond. She also insisted on her picture in front of the mascots from the Asian games. It was a good day!