A Little Fun

Today we had a little break from beating our paper trail through the Chinese adoption bureaucracy and enjoyed a day out and about touring the city!
First we visited an old park in the center of the city. The trees and landscaping were gorgeous and we enjoyed strolling through. In addition, they were decorating for the Chinese New Year so there were colorful lanterns and other decorations everywhere.



We came upon a group of older Chinese men and women singing and playing instruments and enjoyed listening to them.
Afterward they asked about us and our guide told them who we were and what we were doing. He particularly seemed to enjoy the look on their faces when he told them we had a total of 8 children! Though they were shocked one of the older ladies said she had 5 herself and thought we were doing the right thing :)

Part of the park included a sort of amusement park with games and rides. The kids enjoyed riding on a large carousel.





They then followed this with a lively game of bumper cars! Nothing more fun for Josiah than getting the chance to ram cars with his older brother Nathan!



Following our excursion to the park we took in some local culture by visiting the Walmart Super-center. Yes, Walmart is here too!



Some of the items are very similar but some are quite different (especially the food!). I was able to introduce our guide to the concept of pull-ups which he was excited to buy to help with potty training his 20 month old son. We also got a small stroller to push Josiah in on walks around town. That boy is heavy!

We finished off our day with a visit to a delicious noodle shop that is part of a local chain that has been here since the 1800s. They have definitely been perfecting their recipe because it was amazing!


Unfortunately all pictures are on other media so I'll get those up when I can. If all goes as planned we get Josiah's passport tomorrow then head back to Guangzhou for the next step of our journey! (Pictures are now added!)
-Joshua
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Location:Changsha, China