Yesterday was our Consulate appointment. We did not have to go. Our guide goes to the appointment and presents all the paperwork, ours was all fine and today we will go at 3:00 P.M. to finalize everything and be done so we can go home tomorrow. Bittersweet! Although I am extremely excited to get home I am sad to leave Meili's birth country. There is so much here to see and learn. I just hope we can bring her back someday. We plan on it for sure.
So during our consulate appointment, we ventured out in Guangzhou. Lets just call it another one of Burt's great adventures. We had the concierge recommend a shopping area outside of our hotel area and took a taxi. The taxi driver stopped in horrible traffic at a public WC (toilet) in route. When we finally arrived it was just a big modern shopping mall with all the overpriced stores like we have in the US. 
So we kind of wandered around and passed things like amazing lighting stores and beautiful flower shops and bakeries. 
Then found some really promising looking shoe shops with loads of shoes and styles. We thought wow, we can load up on cool shoes for everyone. Not so, 
we asked for a shoe size and were told cannot buy 1 pair, only many. 
What? We then realized we were in the Wholesale market for shoes where buyers come and place orders. Weird. Okay strike out for that. So after about 2 hours we were all sweaty and tired and got a cab back to the hotel.
So we kind of wandered around and passed things like amazing lighting stores and beautiful flower shops and bakeries. 
Then found some really promising looking shoe shops with loads of shoes and styles. We thought wow, we can load up on cool shoes for everyone. Not so, 
we asked for a shoe size and were told cannot buy 1 pair, only many. 
What? We then realized we were in the Wholesale market for shoes where buyers come and place orders. Weird. Okay strike out for that. So after about 2 hours we were all sweaty and tired and got a cab back to the hotel.The boys all went swimming on our rooftop pool that goes to the edge of our high rise. It is very scenic but a little scary.
Later in the evening we went with our guide on a dinner cruise on the Pearl river. It was nice and relaxing and the boys really enjoyed being on the boat and taking pictures. The food was traditional Chinese and we ate as best as we could considering some strange to us food.
Today we are going shopping at an electronics market and other places and then going to the consulate.
We are very excited to head home tomorrow. See you all soon.
