Friday evening, 3/2/07

Ok, itinerary change yet again. I think we will have changes until we get to Guangzhou. LOL......anyway, our guide Marina, took us to the local Carrefour (a mega SuperWalmart with everything you can think of). OH MY GOSH, I never dreamed in a million years we would leave the place with a bunch of people around us. We had little girls around us trying out their English, older women apparently scolding us because we were out and about with NO jackets (especially w/Rebecca as she was literally sweating like crazy) and men who were just plain curious why everyone was around us. Marina I don't think liked so much attention. She kind of called for our driver and whisked us away.

Back to the Carrefour......When I say don't read this if you have a weak stomach, or just ate, PLEASE DON'T READ THIS PART. It started out very nice. On the floor with lots of clothes, electronics, DVD's (yeah Toni, we found some stuff for Faith), and then we went to the FOOD area. One word, EW! EW! EW! EW! The open meat market and what you could get was just so bad to me and the smell? Oh just don't go there. Nothing live mind you except for the seafood area, but the meat area? Who would have thought you could cook a whole chicken, well, WHOLE! Or a duck! Or, oh forgive me kitties at home, other things.......including dog. I said, ew! I literally told Roy that if he didn't move it and move it QUICKLY, I was going to mow him down with the stroller w/Becca in it.

Carrefour is great for the snacky stuff you must have. Oh and SAFE bottled water. We got a case of the good stuff, some Pepsi's, juices for Rebecca and PEPSI LIGHT (Diet Pepsi) for me. (YAY GOD!) When I first woke up this morning, well, I thought I had drank some water from China (which you DO NOT DO or you get the "runs"). Turned out, moving my meds was a little harder than I thought. (One of my diabetes meds is a booger if I don't time it just right. Well, it was off and you know the rest. Hate metformin sometimes!!!!!)

Anyway, back to the good stuff.......yeah, we had people coming up to us wanting to know why we were in Chengdu, the little girls were asking us why we were white, why did we have Rebecca, why would we want to come to Chengdu, then came the fashion police!!! Yikes, and I thought I was being good because it's almost 70 here! NOPE! These folks walk around in 68 degree weather with WINTER COATS ON! We have the a/c on in our room! Good grief. It's hot here and they walk around with coats, some full length. Man, the fashion police, for those of you who don't know, are mostly made up of older ladies from China who KNOW how every child should be dressed! (In 15 layers of clothes and have red rosy cheeks.) NOT THIS CHICK! Poor Rebecca, she had an undershirt and a long sleeved shirt on and was sweating like crazy. Roy too.

Anyway, after eating at McDonald's, which was VERY interesting to have a quarter pounder with cheese and have HOT SAUCE on it!! *oy* We looked around the shopping area. LOTS to do around here. LOTS OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE! I mean LOTS! Rebecca took to the Disney store real well. I liked the Nike footwear store (as my traveling shoes messed up my toes and being diabetic? Well, your feet are your SAVORED limbs to have!!) I loved how the vendors just automatically come up to you because you are foreignors and expect you to buy their stuff. Interesting.

Ok, enough rambling.......Rebecca is sleeping, Roy is sleeping and I'm up because I'm pigheaded and fell asleep a little earlier. Turning the body clock is NOT FUN!

Be blessed guys cause we are! Thank you for your prayer support. We love how many folks are following us!

Kristen