tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26605478.post-1162830146079829702006-11-06T08:22:00.000-08:002006-11-06T08:28:02.643-08:00The food! <br /><br />The people, who have been so incredibly nice everywhere we've gone, even when we were the only western faces and clearly an oddity!<br /><br />You can almost always find someone who speaks enough English to get by (can you say that in America? That you could find someone who speaks a second language with passing fluency? Yes, but not to the extent over here!)<br /><br />The nannies in the SWIs. I can only speak of Chuzhou, but it's so clear that they adore these kids, and how bittersweet it must be to see them head off to their new families. <img src="http://homepage.mac.com/juliekenner/.cv/juliekenner/Sites/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2006-11-02%2004.27.56%20-0800/Image-69B93A086A6C11DB.jpg-thumb_269_202.jpg"> This is the "grandma" who was especially close to Chenchen. She is pictured and mentioned all over the book about Chenchen that Director Dou gave us when we visited the SWI.<br /><br />The prices ... what can I say? It really is fun to shop!<br /><br />Shamian Island -- it's gorgeous here!<br /><br />The Great Wall.... WOW<br /><br /><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/juliekenner/.cv/juliekenner/Sites/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2006-10-29%2005.37.53%20-0800/Image-E326BECE675111DB.jpg-thumb_202_269.jpg"><br /><br />Director Dou at Chuzhou! A wonderfully compassionate man with really great taste in Chinese food and wine! <img src="http://homepage.mac.com/juliekenner/.cv/juliekenner/Sites/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2006-11-02%2004.42.44%20-0800/Image-E036C84B6A6E11DB.jpg-thumb_269_202.jpg"> (Picture is Director Dou and the fabulous food and wine!)<br /><br />And the number one fabulous thing about China???? It's the birthplace of Princess Isabella Chenchen!!!!<br /><br /><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/juliekenner/.cv/juliekenner/Sites/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2006-11-04%2007.14.06%20-0800/Image-52AE04C16C1411DB.jpg-thumb_269_202.jpg">Julie Kennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09599822488975613315juliekenner@gmail.com4