Last Full Day in Guangzhou

Year of the Tiger Carving

Today was our last full day in Guangzhou. Tomorrow afternoon, we'll be taking a train to Hong Kong.

Yesterday afternoon, we went to a park in Guangzhou. We expected that it would be like the park in Nanchang, but it was more like a flower garden. It was beautiful and relaxing there. We were so glad that we went.

This morning, I had my appointment with the American Consulate to finalize the adoption papers for Katie. All the babies dressed up in nice dresses for the appointment. Katie got a lot of compliments in her dress. She was in a cute ladybug dress that my cousin is responsible for. Thanks, Garyldine! We were not allowed to take pictures in the Consulate, but we said a pledge that we were honest inall of our paperwork and then it was just a matter of signing the final form. We are also waiting for the Consulate to get Katie's Visa. It will be ready tomorrow. We tried to get a cute picture of Katie in her dress. She was very distracted by the ladybug appliqués on the dress however, so a lot of the pictures have Katie pulling her dress up to get a closer view of the bugs!

This afternoon, we went on a walking tour through a traditional Chinese medical and food market. I wanted to bring dried seahorses and live scorpions home for everyone, but I didn't think I had enough room in my suitcase! Our tour ended at the Pearl Market, where I bought Katie a string of pearls for when she was older.

Tastes like chicken

After the tour, we had the choice to wait 15 minutes to take a bus back to our hotel or to walk back. We decided to walk back. Unfortunately, we missed one turn and ended up walking a couple of extra miles. Oh well...more of China for us to see.

Mattel Playroom