Friday, November 10, 2006

Touring and Shopping in Guangzhou Part 2

Next we traveled to the Chen Chen Temple which houses the Guangdong Folk Arts Museum.

The Entrance Gate:



In the courtyard, Simon gave us a history of the Temple and the museum.






Ken and April and Chloe Brown:



Inside the Courtyard:



Detail of the massive front doors:



The Sculpture Garden:





Jason and Peggy and Estelle Cooksey:



Reactions from the other tourists:



The Bowens:



Christi with the Buels:



Next stop, a massive shopping mall complex with hundred of dealers in, among other things, gems and stones and pearls and jade and embroidery:




How do you say "costs too much" in Chinese again?



The Pearl Market:




The Jade Market:







The Embroidery Shop:



Gathering to leave the shopping center



Back at the ranch




Things continue to get easier and better (Kate taking her bottle, letting us change her, and just being happier). The medicine seems to be making Kate feel better. However, we think she might be beginning to teethe. (Cue the scary music!)

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