Day 2 in Guangzhou

Breakfast at the White Swan was fabulous. French Toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, fresh fruit. We really enjoyed a great American breakfast buffet.

Breakfast Buffet at the White Swan


Meeting up with Friends in Guangzhou


Olivia's Medical Examination was after breakfast. We stood in a room full of adoptive families going from station to station where they would do various health checks like squeezing a squeaky toy to see if she turns her head. Unfortunately, Livi was not OK with this. This little girl has been through a lot with doctors and hospitals and as soon as she saw the ladies in the whites coats, the tears started. They didn't stop until we were out of there. She kept saying "doh, doh, doh" (which means go) and pointing towards the door out. The doctors checked her medical records and looked at her legs and hands and wrote some things down under recommendations that we can't read.



Get me outta here!!


With the medical exam out of the way we had the rest of the morning free. On the way back from the exam office we stopped at a little store called "Cute Baby". Well, this described Livi perfectly so we decided we must stop and take a look. Because our guide never took us anywhere to shop in Fuzhou, Mystina has been itching for some shopping. We picked up a few cool outfits for Livi and then found a nice stroller for her at another store.

Shopping with my new friend Jenna


A store just for Livi


At lunch, we ate at the world famous Lucy's restaurant. This place is famous because they serve good western style food. We are on our own for lunch while in Guangzhou, so we will probably eat here every day. Mama had a grilled cheese sandwich (they even cut off the crusts) and Baba had a grilled chicken wrap and fries. Livi ate a bowl of chicken congee and helped Baba polish off his french fries. It was delicious.

In the afternoon our guide took us to a tea house and bonsai park, and then a shop with lots of souvenirs and crafts. We got a traditional silk outfit for Livi and some things for Gramma and Boppa. We are shopping at an "open market" today, so I am sure we will buy some more. After the shop, we got to see the 5 goat park. This is a beautiful park with a large statue of five goats in the middle. I forgot to take our camera with us so I didn't get any pictures of it.

Olivia is doing well, but yesterday was kinda rough for her. She had gotten used to taking it easy in Fuzhou with all of the free time we had. She took a short nap in her stroller while at the tea house, but she was fussy most of the day. The other people in our travel group are very understanding. Also, I think that the exam was not a good way to start off the day. Hopefully today will go better. Only two more days until we leave and we are ready to come home.