Today we visited East Lake in Wuhan. Wuhan has many lakes but this is the biggest. It is more like a lake with a park and many amusements along the lake. It was beautiful and relaxing. We started by riding in an electric car around the lake and making a few stops. The boys had fun trying their skills to stand and walk inside plastic blow-up balls on the water. Zach wins the prize for being able to do it the longest.
We rented a pedal boat and went out on the lake. It was fun to be out on the water to see fish, ducks and the lotus flower pads and flowers.
This week most Chinese are off work leading up to the big Chinese holiday on October 1st. The Moon Festival. At the lake we saw no less than 6 Chinese Wedding couples. Our guide told us it is popular to get married at this time of year because of the time off for honeymoon and for the guests to be able to come. The brides were very beautiful.
We had lunch at Pizza Hut which here is an upscale restaurant and more expensive. They have a full menu. Dad and the boys thought they had ordered some onion rings and ended up with fried calamari I thought it was funny. They have a salad bar where you can buy a one trip bowl for a certain amount. The people then take the bowl and create art so that they can fit as much as possible into the one bowl. One man was at the salad bar almost the entire time we were there creating his master piece. Most Americans would not have the patience to do this just to save a buck or two.
After lunch our guide Linda took the boys to the swimming pool. After they had been gone for an hour I went to check on them. In the lobby outside the pool there was a group of young ladies gathered. I watched and saw that the boys were in the pool playing with some young Chinese men. They were throwing Zach in the pool and splashing around with the boys. I went in to watch them and tell them time to get out. I wondered about the group of girls out in the lobby. One of them came in after awhile with a paper and pen and talked to one of the boys. He tried to grab her and pull her in so she left. I finally realized what was going on. Remember I mentioned the Pop star staying here and all the girls out front last night, well he and his group were in the pool playing with our boys. Our guide Linda does not follow the latest trends and did not realize who they were. Anyway our boys were hanging out with the elite of China and did not know it. They seemed like nice guys, but who knows. The girls out in the lobby told Linda they were jealous of her because she was swimming with them. (Linda is young and attractive) so I am sure they were jealous. Too funny. Too bad I did not have my camera. The pop stars name is Quan Chin or something. Linda said she would look it up so we would know.
Meili continues to blossom. She loves her Ma Ma and says Ma Ma, she says bye bye and waves when we leave places. She adores her Da Da and Andrew and Zach and gives them all big smiles and loves. We are having such an adventure, but can't wait to get home as well.
