Another good breakfast. Jude loves scrambled eggs and she had some yogurt, but again I haven't found a fruit she will eat. I knew today's excursion could be a long one so at least I packed well. We went to the Chen Family Temple but it was really cold. I ordered a chop with her Chinese name. A chop is a personal stamp, the equivalent of a signature. For all the adoption documents the Chinese official marks are all red stamps; the adoptive parents were required to sign and stamp our fingerprint.
The temple was beautiful with delicate sculptures on display. There were artists in residence as well; naturally the art I liked was well out of my price range. I'm trying not to buy a bunch of little things; I'd rather bring home a few items that have more meaning. That and I only have so much space in my suitcase.
After that we stopped at the Pearl market. We had 2 bus loads of GW families and we were crowded into a store the size of a walk in closet. I'm not really claustrophobic but it got to me. Then I realized I didn't want another set of classic pearls so I went over to the more expensive place and got a double strand of irregular pearls, and a bracelet and earrings. I told Jude that she would have to make due with her grandmother's pearls, these were for me! It dawned on me as she was stringing them that I should take Mom's old rings I never wear and have the stones set in a nice clasp for the pearls when I get home.
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