Day 3 with Jinnae

Today we visited a park and a lake here in the province. The China Police Force was lined up on the road on each side leading to the park. I wondered what was going on, so I asked. They said the police are practicing for when the Olympic torch comes through there in a few weeks. I felt sorry for them in their dark green uniforms with hats. It was 80 degrees and humid.

We found out we could rent a stroller from the hotel for 70 cents a day so that's what we did. It has been nice to have, and Jinnae loves it. Today was her first stroller ride. She was more intriqued with the stroller then the scenery. We had a beautiful walk at the park and lake. Their was a nice brick path and lots of flowers.

When we came back, we had lunch in the hotel. They gave us a translated menu which was nice. I was excited to order a chef salad until I saw all the ingredients. It had ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, eggs and ox tongue! I went for a cheeseburger instead. The cheeseburger was beef with onions mixed in it. It tasted more like meatloaf but it was ok. The fries were good.

Jinnae likes to eat congee or steamed eggs when we go out. Congee is like a watered down rice. Steamed eggs are really soft egg whites with no yolk. (Hey sister, figure out how to make steamed eggs by Mother's Day! Love ya!)

After lunch, our intrepreter asked if I would like to go for a foot massage with her. I said sure. It was not only a foot massage but a leg, arm and back massage for forty-five minutes. It was wonderful! The only crazy things were that the water they brought in a bucket for me to put my feet in was boiling hot! I couldn't stand it. My interpreter, Kelly, wasn't phased by it at all. She told the girl working on me that I needed some cold water added. All the workers began to giggle and laugh. They thought I was a wussy American. Then when she began to massage me, it killed. I had to ask Kelly to tell them to do it softer. They laughed again. How can a 90 pound, 18 year old girl massage so hard?! When it was softer, it was wonderful. I'm glad I could entertain them. The massage costs five dollars. I tipped them well.

This evening, we tried out another local Chinese restaurant. The food was very spicy here. Once again I opted for the rice and Rick had a feast.

Jinnae still has a cold and cough. She was not her silly self. She was much more serious. She even took a 3 hour nap. I hope she feels better tomorrow. We are giving her medicine and a pharmacist in our group will give us an antibiotic, if it doesn't get better. All the babies in our group have colds.

I took the picture of the bathroom faucet for you to notice the two thermos by it. We have to boil any water we drink, brush teeth with, clean bottles with, etc. I am so thankful for clean water in America.

We look forward to more exploring of the province tomorrow.