We arrived in Chongqing and were greeted by our wonderful CCAI representative. She was warm, caring, friendly and attentive to all the families.
We stayed on the 26th floor of a hotel in Chongqing. The rooms were lovely and we had a super fun time riding the glass elevator on the outside of the building!!Of course the reason we were all in Chongqing was the babies. I wish I could show a picture of each one...they are so amazing!! However, if you want to read my thoughts about the night the babies came to us, see here.
We visited the Chongqing zoo...home of some handsome Pandas.
We saw quite a few baby carriers like this around China. It is a basket in which the child can sit on the little ledge or stand in the bottom.
Playing games in the park
The grocery store in Chongqing was crazy!!! It was very much like the rest of Chongqing in that it was ALWAYS busy, full of people, with lots of activity (including a little pushing and shoving in line). While I recognized much of the food, there was some that was quite new. Above are ONE of the types of chicken feet on sale at the store. (Needless to say, I refrained from that shopping experience!)
Up to 2 years of age, the Chinese put their children in these split pants. That way when the child needs to go "potty" he or she just pees (or something else) wherever they are. Interesting concept...but it makes for some cute little buns!!
A bed of spring flowers...
Each morning many people would gather out in the park to do Tai Chi or some sort of group exercise. My favorite was the large plaza that would fill with women each morning in order to spend the first hour or so of the day dancing. You know, there is something right about a country where dancing is the first activity of the day!
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