Today was a free day, without any planned activities. We thought when we woke up that we would need to go shopping for some things for Lili (pullups, baby wash, clothes, etc.), but when our luggage arrived (yippee!!) we didn't have to do that after all. We thought we'd ask the hotel concierge if he knew how to get the square where Lili was found, but he didn't know where it was. So we just spent some more time walking around, exploring Shenyang. We visited Chairman Mao Square (as you can tell from the pictures in the previous post) and then ended up back on the main shopping street we went to last night. It was a lot more fun to explore when we didn't have to find anything in particular, although the exchange rate continues to baffle me. I know that about 6 yuan equals a dollar, but I just haven't gotten the hang of seeing a price and quickly figuring out how much it would cost in dollars. I just know that 100 yuan is about $16, and I try to use that to give me a rough estimate. I guess more practice will help.
It was fun to watch people as we walked around. We even got to see a toddler in split pants squatting right in the middle of the sidewalk! I know - not a typical tourist attraction, but I'd heard that was how it was done here, and now I've seen it for myself!
We were supposed to meet our escort today, but her flight into Shenyang was delayed. We talked to her on the phone though, and we are going to meet her tomorrow in the lobby of the hotel at 9:40 am and then head over to the Civil Affairs Office to meet Lili at 10! I can't believe it - we're almost there!!
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