Back to Shamian Island

This morning, several in our group shared taxis and went over to the island. I will always remember the hours we spent with Jillian, walking up and down the cobbled streets. It's like a separate world from Guangzhou. First we took Jillis picture in front of the hotel. Then we spent the morning shopping and found Laikyn some items similar to what we bought Jillian ten years ago even though several shops have closed. The White Swan' s temporary closing has hurt business. We still found her a Mei Mei shirt, backpacks, a jade cross bracelet and a panda quilt. We found a bamboo sword for Korbin since that's as close to the requested blue light saber as I can get. In the first shop we bought in, the worker told me how much she appreciates us coming to help Chinas orphans. She said it makes her very sad that she can only have one child. She also told us that Jillian and Laikyn have similar eyes, because God meant them to be together. It was déjà vu as our group ate lunch at Lucy's where we always liked to eat with Jillian. We even ordered the same Indian curry that we were so fond of then. It was so special to relive those memories! We are hoping to go back over one more time before we leave. After lunch, Laikyn was very ready for naps so we had to cut our shopping short. The cab ride back was hilarious, as Rob attempted to converse with the cab driver and neither understood the other. He told him Jillian was the big brother in Chinese... While L napped, Rob finished paperwork with our guide and then we took the girls swimming for a while.