A Day to Relax!

Today was going to be a long day at the hub--car picking us up at 7:30. John said there really wasn't going to be much that I could help with and said I should just stay here and relax--there wasn't a lot of thought that had to go into my decision! I stayed in bed for a little bit and said goodbye to John, then got dressed and went down for breakfast. I took my China book with me and had fun sipping coffee and looking up things I wanted to know about this country. I found out that the "seasonal vegetable" that we have been eating is called water spinach--it's delicious. Usually it is stir fried in garlic until it is barely tender--really good! After that I just wandered around and took some pictures of the hotel. I ran into the lady who is adopting the twin girls and I talked with her for a few minutes. The girls are doing really well and are the cutest babies! At 11:30 I had a manicure--complete with hand and arm massage--I could have stayed there for hours! After that I came upstairs and started to read the newspaper--they print the China Post in English and put it in the room every morning. I didn't get too far before I was out like a light--slept for about an hour and then made myself some Jasmine tea before going downstairs to people watch in the lobby. John thought they would be back mid afternoon, but it was about 6:15 before they got back. He showered and then we met Steve downstairs for Italian. I ordered the soup, not sure what it was since the description was in Chinese, but figured I couldn't go wrong with Italian soup. It was very good, but different--a broth with elbow macaroni, bacon and half of a hard boiled egg! Then it was up to the room for a little bit and off to the business center so John could get some things printed off. After that we went to the antique shop here in the hotel, where earlier today I bought a cricket cage. The girls in there are just adorable--John had to tease them and tell them that in the US we don't keep crickets as pets, but feed them to the fish--that really horrified them and they both started to giggle. They said no, that we should feed them watermelon and vegetables. I asked if I could get a picture with them and they were thrilled--one of the girls started giggling again after John took the first picture and confessed, "I did mouse ears to you!" Now it's bedtime--early tomorrow for our last day in China. It sure has gone by quickly!