Day 8

We leave tomorrow for Guangzhou, and it can’t get here soon enough. We’re practically packed by lunch. We went to a large city park today, which was wonderful. Lots of people getting exercise. On the way back we stopped at a row of shops selling porcelain. Incredibly cheap, all handmade and hand painted. Hard to choose with so many beautifully decorated tea sets, but we selected a few. We got Liah a plate with a little girl holding onto her mother’s robes. I hope she likes it.

We also got Clara’s passport today. She was smiling, so it’s actually a good picture. We’re very much in love with her already. She has quite the personality, loves to make funny faces, and is very interactive. Sometimes she goes to sleep quite easily, other times with a bit of a fuss. But even when she fusses, she’s usually sleeping in about 10 minutes. Last night she woke at 2am, had a bottle and slept until 6:30, which is a new record.

We looked up the White Swan hotel online, and it has 6 western restaurants and 6 Chinese restaurants. In Nanchang most restaurants outside the hotel don’t have English translations in their menus, so it’s hard here to eat out. We are ready to go!