Day 4 in GUangzhou

We got our TB tests read this morning and everyone in our group is TB free!!  That means all the paperwork can be submitted for our paperwork and appointment tomorrow at the US Consolate. 

After our TB test readings, we went for a walk through the Qing Ping market and to the Pearl market.  The Qing Ping market streets are lined with vendors selling herbs, roots, mushrooms and flower petals for teas and all kinds of traditional Chinese medicine.  I asked Eva how are you supposed to know which herbs are for which things and she says she has to ask her mother.  There were enough pets lining the streets to put Pets Mart out of business.  Lots of puppies, kitens, fish of every kind, turtles and some other more exotic animals.  The kids really liked the market.  We also got to se where the Holiday Inn Shifu is and it is just a short walk from Shaiman Island.  It looks very nice and is very close to the central shopping mall and market, like right on top of it.

Chuan initially wanted some huge Ultraman toy that probably would not even fit in the suitcase, so Eva talked to him and we went ahead with no tears.  We proceeded to the jewelry market.  We found some nice pearls of good prices.  There were all kinds of stones of evry color many of which I had never even heard of. We got some cute watches and bracelets at some bargain prices.

Next we walked back and found another toy stand.  Chuan got a toy there and agreed with Eva he was not going to ask for the other toy, but by the time we got back to it, he said she was lying (with a smirk on his face of course) but this quickly turned into a fit and a crying spell.  Eva says the kids between about 6-11 all act like this.  SHe thinks the nannies at the orphange tell the kids their new parents will buy them everything they want.  SHe asked CHuan and he said they told him this too.  Well, welcome to the real world. 

So we had to walk back to the hotel with him screaming and hollering.  Just a short walk there but it seemed much longer coming back with everyone staring at us.  We were able to calm him down enough to stop crying so we could go eat with everyone from our group for lunch,  After that he was fine and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the playroom with the rest of our group.  THey had a great time. 

Tomorrow we go to the US consulate for an oath ceremony. 

we are in GUangzhou, AManda , Paula, Chuan and LIam