Last Days in Nanchang

The rain has finally stopped and we did some sightseeing this weekend. Our group toured a pavilion on the river, a tao temple and an art museum. We thoroughly enjoyed getting out of the hotel. We also went to a local restaurant down the street and the food was fantastic. Our guide, Chris, did all the ordering. Spicy and wonderful, again served family style. We have now discovered Rebecca's favorite is Steamed Eggs. She just loves them! Its like a custard and served warm. Its very good.

There is a local tailor/laundry shop next to our hotel so we had matching outfits made for me and Rebecca and Ray got a gorgeous Chinese jacket made for him. We then took our laundry to them as they do the baby clothes for free. Its a colorful neighborhood and we enjoyed walking around the block after our purchases. Today is actually SUNNY outside so we're going back so Ray can get some good still photos. I want to go to the shoe shop and get Rebecca's shoes - great prices!

Today is our last full day in Nanchang. Tomorrow we check out of the hotel at 1:00 pm and head for the airport. Rebecca's first plane ride! We will then be in Guangzhou until Saturday, fly to Hong Kong for one night and then be home on Sunday. I admit to feeling homesick at times. I feel like we are camping out. We have to boil our water for everything - drinking, washing dishes, making formula, brushing our teeth. Our bathroom is also our kitchen. I miss western food, ice cubes and ice tea. I can't complain though. We are living in tremendous luxury in comparison to the people around us who probably are living in apartments the size of our room, full time!

I am excited about traveling south to Guangzhou which promises to be a whole new experience in weather, food, our mobility to see things and more. We are not worried about the plane ride because Rebecca seems to take new experiences in stride and as long as she's in the carrier she's content and pretty quiet. Just taking it all in. Until then...