Wednesday

This morning we had breakfast in our room. We bought a few different types of breads and red bean buns and I made my own coffee. Then we took a tour with the group. We went to a temple and an old mansion. The mansion was different than what you would expect - it had many open areas and was designed for indoor/outdoor living. It was actually pretty cool except that I didn't see a barbeque grill or pool anywhere!

We also went to a shopping center that was right next door to Lamborghini and Rolls Royce dealerships. Wenguo looked at the prices and said it was too expensive and because our guide told us there was no bargaining here we didn't buy anything.

At lunchtime we went to the Cantonese restaurant Xinglizhi Wan which is right next to JM Chef (which wasn't a good experience - too expensive, poor ambiance, and poor service). We had some great Dim Sum. Excellent service, and it was very reasonably priced. We sat in the foyer near the front doors - it might be smoky in the regular eating area.

This afternoon Wenguo took a nap and I took Shuya out for a stroll to the pool area, took photos of the lobby, pool, and indoor waterfalls. Then I took her to the Swan room. It's a room full of toys for kids to play with. She had it all to herself! She was in heaven!

This evening we went out with some of Wenguo's friends to the best restaurant in Guangzhou, Tao Tao Ju. It was great! After dinner we went shopping right outside the restaurant. There were lots of shops and lots of people out. It was great. Wenguo got tons of clothes cheap. She showed my several sets of shirts and pants all 10 Yaun each. She had a couple of really nice fancy dresses for only 30 Yuan.

We came back to the hotel and went to the little shop on the corner - A home of Love or something like that - and she bought 2 Chinese silk embroidered dresses for 65 yuan (32.5 yuan each).

-posted by Dan