The Last Tango In Jiangxi

We're packing up our bags and heading to Guangzhou! Some parting thoughts as we leave the place that has given us the greatest gift ever......

It’s really overwhelming to think that we only arrived here 6 days ago and now we're ready to leave with the most beautiful gift ever, our daughter. She's more than we could have ever imagined. She really is sweet to the core.

Yesterday, we had the amazing experience of visiting a village about an hour or so from Nanchang. It was a beautiful place, surrounded by lush greenery, rice fields and tons of brick that looks very historic. The people were so kind and wanted us to visit their homes and see their way of life. As we walked around the village, we passed out stickers and hair clippies to all the little boys and girls. If you're traveling soon, I suggest bringing something to pass out. I really wanted to bring suckers, but due to the weight limit issue with the luggage, I didn’t. Next time I'd probably ditch some clothing in order to make room for more goodies for the children of China.

We then visited the Tengwang Pavillion which was magnificent in beauty. They performed a show on the 6th floor and then we walked around the grounds before heading back to our hotel. We had the best lunch thus far at a little restaurant right around the corner called East Orient Hotel Restaurant. I highly recommend that place.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here and really soaked it all in, but we are ready for Guangzhou. Actually, I'm ready for home. I miss my boys! And I can not wait to breathe some breezy salt air. LOL! We haven't seen the sun since arriving in Jiangxi. It's the rainy season here, but it’s just a tad different than the rainy season I'm used to in Florida. At home, the sun shines all day and takes a break for an hour or two while we get a huge downpour of rain. But the sun always comes back out. I really need sun! :)

I’ve also had nonstop head pressure since arriving. It could be the fact that I've had zero caffeine, could be the altitude. I have no idea what the altitude is here, but it’s got to be higher than SW Fla, which sits at sea level. I’m also thinking this hotel has some mold issues, which you can see behind the wallpaper. We're ready for a change of scenery and I’m hoping that fireworks aren't going off below our hotel window in Guangzhou at 6:00 in the morning. Emerson loved that. =0( Our air machine got fried the first night in Beijing when we plugged it in. Oh and we also managed to fry an outlet strip and a hair straightener.

Off we go….for the next exciting adventure on this journey!