With a completely free day on Friday we headed out early to another park. It was lovely and warm and we wandered around taking in the sights. Afterwards we headed to the Jade Market and the surrounding stalls of cheap jewelry and antiques to hunt for souvenirs and gifts. We were rather less successful this time around and had to scramble for a few small gifts at the end.
I felt tired and unhappy. The kids were fussy. The shopping was lousy. I didn't make it to several places I had wanted to go very much. We didn't make it to shoes or fabric or embroideries. I simultaneously did not want to leave and wanted to get home very badly. I dreaded both the packing and the flights. I realized sadly that this might very well be my last time ever in Guangzhou. I felt sad and discouraged. We ate an uninspiring dinner and headed back to the room.
As if the kids sensed everything we had a lousy night. E. was restless and rolled around kicking me over and over. Mao-Mao woke up and screamed for two hours straight again. Z. rocked silently. In the morning we missed our wakeup call (or it never happened) and we woke up late to scramble around the room. And we headed to the airport.
It had been a long trip. We were heading for home.
Posted by grrlTravels at February 22, 2008 10:33 PM | TrackBackHoping your own bed is warm and cozy and the new little boy settles in easily.
Posted by: Heather Ann at February 24, 2008 11:02 PM