Liu Yuan Park

Today's outing was to Liu Yuan Park -- a public park that cost 5 yuan to get in. That's less than $1pp. It's beautifully landscaped and surprisingly the plants used in Guangzhou for landscaping are very similar to those at home. Due to the tropical climate, we see lots of ginger, Chinese palms, boganvilla, agapanthas... One really interesting thing here is the Banyan tree. It's roots grow down from the limbs and into the ground. It's really cool.

There was also a small section for the kids that had rides and children's activities. The girls had a great time riding the train and the carousel.

Mia had fun playing in a ball pit with a slide. Fun is fun no matter which language you speak.

Afterwards, we had another wonderful dinner -- tonight was typical Cantonese and as always, Helen ordered... we just sat back and enjoyed it all. This restaurant was right next to the park. They featured fish and seafood and had tanks with live lobster, crabs, lobster, eel and different fish -- customers made their selections from the tank and a guy stood in the center and prepared the fish right in front of you before sending it to the kitchen. We are talking FRESH FISH!