The day after the orphanage we visited Dazu, the site of a mountainside in Chongqing that is covered with Buddhist carvings. It was stunningly beautiful and not to be missed, unless of course you are traveling to China to adopt a baby and you are already doing too much, sleeping too little, and getting used to a whole new family configuration. If that’s the case, the long trip more than 2 and ½ hours, the cold and wet and pollution just might be the straw that breaks your immune system’s back. Just maybe. Here are a few picks. The next day, we cancelled our tours, stayed in bed most of the day with the fevers and the sickness, and then at 3PM we dressed our sick children, grabbed our luggage, and headed out the door for a quick lunch of Chinese Teppanaki (the Benihana style of restaurant where the food is cooked in front of you and served hot off the grill). This was the only non-traditional Chinese food that matt ate so far and let me tell you the Chinese twist on Japanese teppanaki is absolutely delicious and in China eating food off the grill is always a good idea. The big lantern in the picture is part of the CNY decorations that were featured in earlier blog posts about the Chongqing decorations. It is right in front of the hotel and we took this shot on our way to the airport. Immediately following this photo was the terrifying high fever jaunt through the Chongqing airport, the Guangzhou airport, and into the White swan hotel were we dumped a violently shivering and feverish Libby into the hotel bed at about 11:00PM. We awoke the next morning to sick children and Daddy, fortunately Kris was well enough to take care of us all, which she did.
For 40 RMB, we got to write the kids names on a slip of paper that was placed in a lighted slot on the blessing cone, and then the monk banged the gong a couple of times. You can never have too many blessings.
The day after the orphanage we visited Dazu, the site of a mountainside in Chongqing that is covered with Buddhist carvings. It was stunningly beautiful and not to be missed, unless of course you are traveling to China to adopt a baby and you are already doing too much, sleeping too little, and getting used to a whole new family configuration. If that’s the case, the long trip more than 2 and ½ hours, the cold and wet and pollution just might be the straw that breaks your immune system’s back. Just maybe. Here are a few picks. The next day, we cancelled our tours, stayed in bed most of the day with the fevers and the sickness, and then at 3PM we dressed our sick children, grabbed our luggage, and headed out the door for a quick lunch of Chinese Teppanaki (the Benihana style of restaurant where the food is cooked in front of you and served hot off the grill). This was the only non-traditional Chinese food that matt ate so far and let me tell you the Chinese twist on Japanese teppanaki is absolutely delicious and in China eating food off the grill is always a good idea. The big lantern in the picture is part of the CNY decorations that were featured in earlier blog posts about the Chongqing decorations. It is right in front of the hotel and we took this shot on our way to the airport. Immediately following this photo was the terrifying high fever jaunt through the Chongqing airport, the Guangzhou airport, and into the White swan hotel were we dumped a violently shivering and feverish Libby into the hotel bed at about 11:00PM. We awoke the next morning to sick children and Daddy, fortunately Kris was well enough to take care of us all, which she did.
For 40 RMB, we got to write the kids names on a slip of paper that was placed in a lighted slot on the blessing cone, and then the monk banged the gong a couple of times. You can never have too many blessings.
I'm sorry you all aren't feeling well! I hope you feel all better soon. I love this picture, though. Wonderful family photo. Thanks for keeping in touch. My computer was getting sick, too. Of me checking for your blog so often!
ReplyDeleteDazu looks so ancient and wonderful!!! I hope your parents pose is on their next Christmas card. Sorry you all are ill, I will keep you in my prayers.
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