We woke earlier than we would of liked this morning, and dined in the hotel restaurant for breakfast with our new friends John and Sharon. It was a nice mix of western and Chinese food and Mark and I even got a little adventurous trying some items like congee and steamed buns of some sort. Since it was a free day without a guide (no interpreter), we decided to go to the Hongqiao market with Sharon and John. They have never traveled outside the US so it was a treat to introduce them to haggling. We had a fun time and picked up a few items. We then headed back via taxi and wandered around our hotel area. We found a grocery store nearby and bought more bottled water and stopped at a little exercise area on a side street. How cool!! An outdoor gym ,so of course we had to partake. As you can see Mark is feeling much better and is only feeling the pleurisy pain at night. Dinner was a disaster as we decided to eat at the western restaurant again and order hamburgers. What were we thinking? We each took a couple of bits and decided our diet days were beginning!
Things we are thankful for today:
The smiles on our childrens', faces
Meeting John and Sharon whom we have much in common with!
Mark's adventurous spirit
The beautiful smog free day God gave us
Safe travel in the taxi
Starbucks in China
Laughter
The prayers of our friends and family
2 more days until we meet our daughter!
2 comments:
I saw a doe and her fawn yesterday in the front yard. Oh, and it rained three days in a row! How's China? I haven't seen you in SO long!!!
~Matthew~
I love you very much and hope you don't get sick! School is going very well.
~Grace~
Bring me back a hamburger! I like sitting in chairs. I love you, and I love you, Mai Mai!
~Andrew~
We love you!
~Aunt Elise~
We are so happy that you arrived safely. We are also glad that you have a Starbucks. We think you might want to drink coffee instead of eating hamburgers. Joy is around the corner.
Love you
Dad and Kathie
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