Shamian Island

Shamian Island is nice. We are so happy to be on the island. It is like a little retreat away from the big city of Guangzhou. After the medical exam, we got some Starbuck's coffee and strolled around taking in the sites. Hacky Sacks seem to be very popular among the older Chinese crowd here. I think we might bring one home for the grandparents to try out. Also, we found a group getting a singing lesson. There are lots of trees and flowers, and all of the buildings are a European style. Everywhere we went, we ran into other adoptive parents. It is so much different than Changsha.We decided to take an adventure and walk across the canal bridge into the city. We found a shopping plaza with a lot of restaurants that we might visit later.