The Daniel Family Adoption Blog

Guangzhou has become a very special place for us to visit.  After traveling here for Rachel’s and Rebekah’s adoptions, it has become a familiar and enjoyable place.  Yesterday we went on a short tour of the city with others in our travel group.  We went to the Six Banyan Temple, a very old and very beautiful Buddhist temple.  Although we had seen the temple before, it was good to show it to Rachel, and it was great hearing how insightful she was about bowing before other gods.

We also went to the Old Chen House, a very well preserved Qing Dynasty era building.  The colored porcelain on the roof, and the stone and wood carvings throughout the house are stunning.  Josiah, however, thought the stairs were much more exciting.  He likes to go up and then down, then up and down again, then up backwards and down backwards, then repeat.

Our group stopped by a local arts and crafts store where we were able to see some local craftsmen and women making beautiful porcelain, clothes and carvings.

Today was mostly a free day, but we did visit the pearl market and, more importantly, McDonald’s.  Yes, it does taste the same.

We also had to take Josiah back to the health clinic to have his TB skin test read, and we are pleased to announce that it is negative.  We celebrated by going to the playground at the local elementary school where Josiah and Rachel had a lot of fun playing.

This afternoon we did the paperwork for Josiah’s US Visa, and then finished the day off with a nice big meal.  Since we’re in China, we decided on a nice Italian restaurant where our waiter was from India…go figure.