Well we have arrived in Changsha (pronounced "chong shaw" with a short "aw"). It is truly different than Hong Kong. There are different smells here, and the architecture is more old-school China. People are not necessarily as friendly as I experienced in Shanghai (first impression), but they are definitely more curious about the pale-skins walking down the street than the Hong Kong people were (by virtue of being a more international city). Changsha definitely has more of an industrial feel to it... with the smog to go along with it. We hadn't been in town for a couple of hours when the social workers took us for a walk to the grocery store. It was interesting. It's the anti-Wal-Mart (there is a Wal-Mart here). You know how it can sometimes be hard to find some help? Not so here. There have about six employees per aisle! They definitely go out of their way to deliver the service!
Maybe I'll blog again later, but here are some new pics to tide you over until then:
Pictures in order: on our way to the grocery store, Shari shopping for baby bottles, dried squid, and the view from our room.
We will meet Cassidy for the first time in less than 17 hours!
1 comment:
Ok I don't know if i'm just tired from reading how exhausting your trip has been so far, but tears came to my eye at the sight of Shari shopping in the baby clothes section. Awww! Thanks for blogging this trip! You know I'm all into this blog.
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