Today was a free day. Jason was not feeling good and Marielle was
fussy so mommy let them take a nap and went with a small group to the
park and the silk factory.
The silk factory was small but very interesting and there even is a
picture of George W Bush up. It was just interesting to see him in a
photograph there. I purchased me a small scarf.
We then took a walk and saw a store selling CD's and VCD. The most
intersting was the back of the Star Wars- the most recent one and the
back cover referred to North Korea as the dark side. It was just
interesting to read, it did not refer to the movie at all.
We then walked to the park, and since it is holiday there there was
alot of people there. Lots of families came up and wanted their
picture taken. There was a small carnival game area and we walked up
to a tower building and inside it is a war memorial. Also at this
park we saw MINNIE MOUSE and some of the families had their picture
taken. We saw a little boy with split pants, he was just walking
along. When you go out to areas like this most of the kids come up
and want to practice their English. When you are places and need
directions or a question answered ask the teenagers.
Marielle is sleeping, I hate just putting her down but that is the way
she falls asleep the easiest.
Some of the families have had twenty four hour flu, SO FAR not us, I
am knocking hard on wood everyday.
It has been rainy today and it helps the air smell cleaner and fresher.
Talk to you later.
Today day we went to a museum here in Changsha. It was an archeological
museum and was devoted to one of the tombs here which was found and
excavated. We saw beautiful silk garments and wrappings some in better
shape than others, they were 2000 years old I think I cannot find the
paper that had stuff written down. we saw the elaborate coffins and
an actual mummy. It was to cool.
We then walked to the department store and did some shopping, we found
Skippy brand peanut butter and some yummy coconut crackers. I even
saw a dried pig face and dried birds, I assume geese. I bought
Marielle s little outfit which cost more than all the food. The
outfit was 17 US DOLLARS and the food was NINE. We had 10 cans of
soda, oreos and Johnsons baby bath. The Huggies diapers are better
than Pampers according the others in my group. I like the fitti and
the Huggies brands myself.
Marielle has decided she does not like to be rocked to sleep she just
fusses and throws a fit. So we put her in the crib and within two
minutes she was asleep. During the day she likes being rocked but not
at night. We average 10-12 hours a night. Hopefully when we get home
and we get her on a US schedule she will still sleep.
We had to buy a new mouse for some reason the laptop mouse area would
not work so we will now be able to get new pictures up soon.
We went to the embroidery institute today. They have some very
beautiful works of art. We did not purchase anything but found some
things we liked, we just we not expecting it to be $1000 US dollars.
So we will go back to the silk factory and purchase a smaller item on
our free day. They have a whole range of prices and works of art,
some of the animal ones look as though the tiger or wolf or whatever
could stand up and walk out of the piece. We may go back there, we
will talk it over and decide later.
The rest of the day we hung out at the hotel, went bowling and just
chilled in the room.
Tomorrow is a visit to the countryside.
While driving along it is so suprising you will see new
apartment buildings but if you look close it is only the outside the
inside is still a shell and no one lives there and then right by it
is run down places with holes in the roof etc. It is just amazing to
me that so many people live in areas of such poverty and I can just
imagine what our visit to the countryside will bring.
I saw an ambulance today, a minivan. There are multiple hospitals
around some are general and others specific. It makes me grateful to
live where I do. I think even the poorest in the US have more than
the people here. I am grateful that the Chinese government have
allowed us to adopt Marielle and bring her home with us. Her life
would have been so different if she had grown up here.
Today we went to visit a villiage on the outskirts of Changsha. We
will post some pictures of the villiage. Families live together in
one house. We did not see tv or any electronics just rooms with one
or two rooms of furniture. This villiage group was about two hundred
people. Some of the houses were two story and looked quite nice
others were smaller. We saw the villiage area where they grow rice
and a town shopping area where they sell things. We wanted some shoes
for Marielle but they did not have any small enough. We did not
purchase anything. It again reinforced how lucky we are to have what
we have in the US. Our guide said that the villiage is like the one
where our little ones could have come from. She said though that on
Saturday when we visit the SWI in Shaoyang that we will see much
poorer villiages. She comes from Guangzhou and says in this area the
Chinese have a higher standard of living than in some of the inner
areas. We are so lucky to live where we do. We actually got to see
some blue sky and took a picture of the blue sky. I know I continue
to mention in but enjoy blue skies.
The hotel we are staying at is very nice. I will take a few pictures
and post them also. We have had a wonderful time here. Our time in
Changsha is short and part of me is sad to leave but I also am ready
to come home.
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