Monday, June 24th (Day 9 in China)
Today was a day we had a city tour. Our first stop on the tour was The Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King. This tomb had a total of 10, 434 historical relics. This tomb is the largest and the best protected found to date in south China. It is now declared to be one of China's major historical sites. It also has a collection of over 400 ceramic pillows. It was very interesting to see! This king was buried with his concubines, servants, and lots of Jade! They felt that this would preserve their bodies, and they would be immortal. The tomb holds a chariot, gold and silver vessels, musical instruments, and human sacrifices were found (15 servants were buried alive with him to serve him in death).
Caroline was impressed with this tour! Don't you just love her hat?
The burial site.
These are some of the jewels of one of the concubines. The king had four concubines...these were the jewels from the one on his right.
The official seal of the king.
We decided to head back to Shamian Island to visit with Jenny again. I wanted to buy matching traditional Chinese dresses for Caroline and her big sister, Savy. We also bought one for their cousin, Syda. I can not wait to see them wearing them! We also bought something for Caroline's cousins, Huntley and Brody.
She loved looking around Jenny's shop.
This ERGO has become my new fashion accessory. It is a must have!
We took one last visit to the statue. It was sprinkling today, so we didn't see as many people.
Caroline with her mommy and ba-ba!
We saw another bride during her photo shoot. Most of them have a make-up artist, and a hair stylist following them around. Unfortunately it was raining on and off today.
We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant at our hotel. We've learned how to entertain Caroline while we eat. We place something tiny on the table, she points to it, and then she throws it on the floor.
I ordered the broiled salmon. I ate that and the rice (and some of the salad). I wasn't sure what the rest of it was. The language barrier can be a bit of an issue. I'm sure I've lost weight during this trip!
She loves her stacking cups.
We love seeing her play. She's acting like such a toddler now....definitely venturing out a lot more. We're going to be very busy!
Jellybeans Children's Boutique clothing all the way in China! She's so pretty in pink!
All ready for night-night. She's such a good sleeper (as long as she has a full belly).
We can't wait to be home!!
We were there yesterday, too! :)
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