Children's Hospital, Table Tennis and the Museum

Yesterday we took Meili to the Wuhan Children's Hospital to check and see if she had an ear or other type infection as she is miserable and has a runny nose and picking at her ears. Just me Meili and the guide went in. The boys stayed out in the van. What an experience. The hospital was packed with locals. I was nervous to even breathe the air in there. They do the best they can but it appears the equipment is not new or sanitized for each patient and you have to see a different doctor for each ailment. We saw one doctor to look in her throat which she said was infected and gave us a prescription then we had to re-register and wait for a second doctor to look in her ears. Fortunately her ears were fine. The medicine is traditional Chinese and is herbs or something that we add to her milk. I hope it works. So far she seems okay and we hope getting better. We will go to a western style doctor in Guangzhou if she is still sick on Tuesday.

While we were in the Hospital the boys ventured out a little into the neighborhood where they found a group of boys and men playing table tennis on a built in cement table with a net across it. Table tennis is one of the main sports in China and they have a national team that is very good and popular with Chinese people. They watched the group play for awhile and then were invited to join in. The locals were amazed that Dad, Zach and Andrew could even compete. Andrew even scored some points to the disappointment of the boys his age. They had fun but did not have the camera for photos.

After the Hospital we went to the Hubei Museum which is here in Wuhan as it is the capital city. The museum houses mostly artifacts that have been recovered from ancient emperors tombs. They were interesting to see. The most interesting part was a room that contained sections of actual ground with exposed artifacts. The artifacts were chariots with the skeletal remains of the horses still attached. The Emperor was buried with a whole fleet of horses and chariots. This is similar to what was found in Xian where the terracotta soldiers are. I guess the belief is that they will need their army and soldiers in the next life to assist and protect them. I took a picture in this room and was immediately told no flash pictures. OOOPS

Well Burt, Meili and I are all sick but doing okay. She is the most miserable but still in good spirits most of the time. We hope to all be well and that the boys are spared. Our love to everyone. Can't wait to get home.