Those who have an appetite for it, that is.We went to dinner with another family tonight at a well-known restaurant in Guangzhou, known as Guangzhou. On the menu was congee with water snake. The staff forgot to bring it, as well as our steamed eggplant. But we insisted, as politely as possible, and eventually the snake arrived, in long, slender, chewy, reptilian curls, surrounded by its innocuous rice porridge base. Tammy tried it, Daddy tried it, Jim tried it and Ilse had a "starter piece."
Tomorrow is our last night in Guangzhou. It's been a fun week, but a long one, made brighter today by the reappearance of the sun and a visit to the White Swan pool. JieJie and MeiMei both loved it, and considering the size of the hotel, it was amazingly empty, leaving plenty of opportunities for a cold shower under the waterfall.
Daddy left his Super Glue baby for the first sustained period to go to the electronics market, an amazing haven for the buyer not afraid to take a gamble. MeiMei did not cry at all, but of course she was either in the pool, snacking or napping for the entire 3 hours or so.
Tomorrow we go to the U.S. Consulate to take our oath, and then we are on our way to Hong Kong by train Saturday morning for a weekend of R&R before we bring MeiMei home.
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