Olivia got up during the night last night because she wasn't feeling good after getting four shots. We gave her some Motrin and in a few minutes she went back to sleep. We got up and got ready for breakfast and when Olivia woke up she was feeling a lot better. She is kind of quiet this morning, not her usual self, but we know she isn't feeling too good.
We had breakfast and Grace called to check on Olivia. We told her how she was doing. We had our visa Consulate appointment today. Grace took our papers to the Consulate and told us to stay in our room between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. because the Consulate would be reviewing all of our papers and would call if they had questions. Apparently, Grace went early to the Consulate because our phone rang at 10:15 a.m. and it was Grace telling us CONGRATULATIONS, all of our papers were good and the Consulate doesn't have any questions for us today.
We were happy with our news, so we decided to go walking around outside and take some pictures. We went down the street behind the hotel and there are some shops where you can buy trinkets - fans, tea sets, chopsticks, baby clothes, etc. Judy is a lady that runs one of the stores. She was sitting outside of her shop and she started talking to us. When we went into her store, she shut the door behind her and wanted to know if we were Christians. We told her that yes we are Christians. She was go glad because she is a Christian too. She said that she became a Christian 5 years ago, but her family is Buddhists. She said that God has given her peace in her heart and she prays for them. She said that one of the families that adopted a child gave her a Bible and she reads it everyday. She said that she enjoys reading Psalms and Proverbs. She invited us to go to church with her Sunday, but we told her that we would love to go to church with her but we will be leaving here Thursday afternoon. We bought some trinkets from her and she gave Kevin a special discount because we are Christians. She was really, really nice.
We came back to the room, had lunch, and Olivia had a nap. Grace picked us up at 2:00 p.m. and we went to the Jade and Pearl Market. When we arrived, to our amazement, it has hundreds of shops in various alleys, as well as several in the four story mall. There were literally millions of various sizes and shapes everywhere you looked. Most of the Jade is sold as unset pieces and when you purchase a piece then they will fix you a necklace or bracelet. This also goes for the pearl market across the street. It was really hard to pick any one shop to purchase something from. We finally found some that the necklaces were already strung and ready to wear. They will string the pearls right in front of you when you purchase a necklace. Kevin really enjoyed bartering with the locals over the price. If he didn't like the price they said, he just walked away and suddenly they changed their minds and went with his offer. We purchased a few things and then we ate at a McDonald's and it was really good. It tasted just like it does back home. Olivia really enjoyed chicken McNuggets. After our shopping trip, we came back to the hotel and got ready for bed. Tomorrow we will be going to the Consulate for our Oath Ceremony.
Buying Mommy some pearls!
Jade Market
Outside of the Mall
Inside the Mall
Thanks for the updates....I am so sorry you had to do the shot thing with her....that's the worst. Love seeing the pics!
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