...yet another line from that fantastic eeyore in the play room. The daisies line is still my favorite though and probably never will change (I wonder if we can find one in the US...my bday is coming up...). The play room is so awesome. Megan and I spent some time playing with the little kitchen set and of course eeyore and the gang tihs morning, till she walked me to the door to leave. She was getting tired and needed a nap. The one nap a day she actually will bother to take.
So today we went to a Buddhist temple and to be honest I pretty much forgot everything that David (our tour guide) said about the place. It was very pretty and had a relaxing feel to it, like a park does at home. Many people go and visit it, regardless of their religion and I do recall him saying that one the first day of their new year, everyone visits.
Megan for the past for nights has been her usual wiggle worm self and last night I think she thought bed was optional as she refused to lay still and silent till 11pm. Oh boy. She definitely has like a permanent caffeine fix going on as she never ever stops going. She is getting very brave with the standing and will pull herself up on anything and everything. Legs, blankets, doors, walls, whatever is nearby seems to work well for her.
Yesterday we went to Shamian Island for their medical exams and visa pictures. They attempted to translate their measurements into inches and pounds but it didn't go so well, as they tried to say 3 of the girls where the same weight and height (and just by looking you can see they are not), but she weighed in at 20.2lbs and 71cm (about 28 inches). After the exam, we got the chance to take a little walk around to our meeting spot, then were given time to go shopping. Megan of course decided this would be a better time to eat, so we were feeding her nuggets as we are making a pile of things to buy. It was entertaining to say the least. We only made it to 2 places and then Teresa hit up another place and got the cutest red shoes for Megan that squeak as she walks (when her heel hits the ground) so now we semi know when shes on the move again. I hear we are going back one more time so maybe we can make it to another block this time.
Also last night we went out for our first real Chinese food. I know this sounds like it's taken forever, but Chongqing is a spicy place and neither of us really like spicy food. Thankfully, Nicola and Scott had eaten at this place the night before so they knew which dishes to order (based on pictures). Everything they ordered was really good, but I loved this one noodle dish. Halfway through, Effie and Jamie joined us and that was very helpful. Jamie learned Chinese in college and married someone who is from China so they speak and read fluently, and were able to get us a good dessert and communicate with the waitress as opposed to us using our own way of attempting to communicate. Unfortunately they came after we ordered sodas, so we did have a bit of a comedy routine going on. Scott said they have sodas like 7up (which is HUGELY popular over here...do they even sell it in the US anymore? I never see it) and pepsi, so we all said 7up. First the guy came out with beer after about a 5 minute absence. Then after another 2min routine at the table trying to explain not that, he said coffee. Not that either. He eventually returns with 4 cans of pepsi after digging them up from a nearby country since he was gone forever. Scott and I took the pepsi ( I personally did not like the tea they served and was dying for something to drink), but Teresa and Nicola wanted the 7up. After another few minutes we came up with a can similar but green. He returned successfully with 2 more cans. God only knows what it was Teresa asked for, but we joked he would return with a chair (I think it was a knife to cut up stuff for Megan) and sure enough he returned a few minutes later with a wicker high chair. Thanksfully Jamie and Effie arrived just a few minutes later to save us from possibly buying the place or something insane. It was interesting, but a fun evening out of the hotel.
There are bunch more pictures here and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!! I have no clue what day it truly is with the time difference and sometimes its just not worth figuring it out. I know I just experienced my March 3 so it's good enough for me :)
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