Shuya has fun in Shaoxing!

Shuya is having a blast in Shaoxing. Here is a film of her and mama on a little ride at the local amusement park for children. We went there this morning before it got too hot. It was already hot and humid of course. We have a bunch of photos and videos from the Children's amusement park here in Shaoxing. The rides are old but she loved them. There was hardly anyone here and so we didn't have to wait in any lines and it only cost 5 or 10 yuan per ride, plus a small admission fee. Bumber cars worked very well and she and I had a blast because there were 2 other cars going and we bumped each other. There is also a little stationary monkey ride at the local grocery store that she's been on twice that she just loves and it's only 1 yuan per ride. I spent a lot of time with her today and just love it! Mama went out to get a faicial and to get her hair done so I took Shuya for a walk to the local open air market to see all the vegetables, fowl, and fish. She was great and it was so much fun to spend this time with her! We got a lot of looks because I'm probably one of only a handful of caucasians in Shaoxing, and she is so cute.

Shaoxing

We are in Shaoxing now after a flight from Changchun into Hangzhou and a short 1 hour trip by car from there.

Everything went smoothly on this trip. My wife's brother has "guanxi" and a friend of his got us checked in at the VIP line and we went through the VIP security line, and got seats near the front of the plane. And we didn't have to pay extra for our overwieght luggage! It was awesome. Of course we got a snack on the plane - hot dog, small cake, and cherry tomatoes.

It's hot and humid here in Shaoxing. Mama had lunch ready for us and Baba poured a glass of Moutai for me. They also turned on the AC for me. It's uncomfortable without it. After lunch we all took a short nap! Well, it is Memorial Day back home, so I took a break!

Shuya has been pretty good all day, sleeping on the plane, sitting on my lap and looking out the window of the car on the ride to Shaoxing, we took turns spotting trucks of different colors "red truck", "yellow truck" and "blue truck", and motorcycles. She acted out a little with grandma and grandpa but I suspect she just had a lot of energy stored up.