On to Guangzhou

Saturday morning we got up (Allie was up at 4am again) and had one last breakfast at the yummy buffet. John started to get an upset stomach, hoping it's just a minor thing.
We took a taxi to the train station (luggage held in the trunk with bungee cords). The taxi driver was very nice and so helpful. He helped us check in our luggage, and he told us how much the tickets should be. He really took us under his wing. The adults all sort of dozed off and on, while Allie talked and played. She finally took a quick cat nap just before we arrived in Guangzhou.

The White Swan had a desk at the exit of the train station, and we were able to jump on a shuttle and get whisked away to the White Swan with no effort at all on our part. We got to the hotel in the early afternoon. Again, we were able to check right in to our rooms. We dropped off our stuff and headed out to look around. We took our laundry and walked for blocks, looking at shops, and trying to find the place where we did our laundry last time we were here. It had moved, so we ended up taking our laundry to a shop right across from the White Swan, China Doll. One of the salesgirls was so pushy, we never wanted to go back. She really didn't want us to leave the store without buying something. Unfortunately she's holding our laundry hostage, so we'll have to go back. On the other hand, the greeter at one store (can't remember the name right now), was very sweet, and told us to come back and compare the laundry prices from China doll to his prices, and that he was sure he'd beat their prices. And the greeter at Lucky Tailor let us browse, and chatted, but wasn't pushy at all. She asked about Allie, we told her about Joshua, and she was just friendly and nice. We'll be going back there for sure.

Had dinner at the White Swan buffet. John's still not feeling well, and Allie is still a basket case, but the food was good. Then we headed back to the room, about 7pm. I got Allie in her pjs, read a chapter of her book, told her I was going to put on my pjs and then give her a snuggle. By the time I had my pjs on, she was already out. Hopefully she'll get a good night's sleep tonight!