Hello from Guangzhou

Today was travel day to Guangzhou.   We had to be up at 5 am Sunday local time (4 pm Saturday at home if you are trying to keep up).  Shaun must have felt like something was amiss last night as he slept very restlessly and tossed and turned all night.  I am sure he noticed we packed up the toys and clothes. 

As usual Shaun fell asleep on the bus headed to the airport but woke up when we arrived for check in.  It takes a while to get 9 families checked in for flights but our guides did a wonderful job of getting us through everything and into the terminal.  

First Plane Ride

We were impressed with how well Shaun traveled.  Although it only took him about 5 minutes to figure out how to unbuckle his seatbelt.  He sat like a little trooper and slept a while on the flight.  

When we arrived in Guangzhou we were greeted by Grace whom we have worked with in the past.  It was great to see her again.  We had to walk about 10 minutes through this huge airport to where our baggage van was and then a bit further to our bus.

On the way to the hotel we heard the run down for the week.  We have a lot ot things to do this week.   We were told about all the people in town for the Canton Trade Fair, this is the largest trade show in China and one of the largest in Asia.   They told us how packed the hotels would be and that this is why we had to stay in Zhengzhou another day.   When we arrived at the hotel the rooms were not yet ready so we ran out for a quick lunch. Shaun was introduced to McDonalds.   He loved the fries but did not like the Chicken nuggets until we covered them in catsup, he started off licking the catsup off and then took a bite.  He did fine as long as he had catsup.

When we arrived back at the hotel rooms were ready, I went over to provide the desk with my Marriott Gold Rewards card and our guide quickly talked them into a free suite upgrade for me.  I did not even ask since they had told us the hotel was over booked.   We ended up with a huge room with a king bed, sitting area with a lounge chair, couch, huge HDTV, office area, etc.  Shaun has lots of room to run and play now and we have a little room to spread out.

One angle of the suite, from the sitting area.  Office off to the left.  Glass bathroom behind that.

This afternoon we walked around the area to check out local shops, etc. also the trip to 711 to stock up on water and other essentials.  Tomorrow is the medical exam for Shaun, likely some shots and a TB test so we are not looking forward to that and hope that he is not too scared.

gate near the hotel

If feels good to be back in Guangzhou. 

view from our room, a ton of appartments nearby.

Oh, Robin and Shaun are both better.   Daddy is still pretty sick.  Pray for healing.