Friday October 3, 2014. So after the harrowing "Fashion Hotel" we are off again. First stop was the Han Stone Engraving Museum. We are history nuts and L O V E D this place. We were only given about an hour here but it is the place we got our cool souvenir---a block print off of one of the actual stones!!!!! <3! It is a collection of the carvings saved and preserved from the ancient buildings. Henan is the birthplace of the Han Dynasty.
Next up was the Temple of the Marquis Wu in honor of Zhuge Liang a wise man and strategist. Here is information on him... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuge_Liang. We only had an hour but could have spent a day or two. This is the national holiday so families were out in droves. It was so fun. It is a national culture treasure place so the medallions were on sale and the guy would engrave your name on this one. WOOT! Liv now has 3 of them from different places. The guy Zhuge carried a signature crane feather fan so we got one of those for our fan collection. :-) There were ancient buildings and a very pretty garden are with a little pond with willows and a bridge.
Next stop lunch. Hip hip hooray! Nanyang has a McD's. after the last two meals we all needed a break and the Good Lord provides! I have personally never been happier to eat at a McD in my life. Then the cutest little worker girls came around handing out tiny cones and taking our pictures. :-)) On the street were people selling TURTLES! and fishes--but the little turtles reminded me of the ones my brothers had when I was little. :-)
Back on the bus and we are off----through more beautiful country to the Lotus Hot Springs Hotel. A SPA! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Love, LOVE, L O V E D this place. Oh yeah! We were filmed coming in and our rooms were on the water. That evening and the next morning were spent in hot pools and under massaging sprays. Calgon take me back! At dinner there was a floor show! Everything from a WWII anti Japanese Occupation Skit, local opera number, sax player, to a fancy sleeve dancing cross-dresser. Too fun! Dinner was really great. Liv tried a tiny sip of "firewater." 53% OH. Her face was priceless! :-)) A HOOT! Back at the room we were asked to join a game of Hand and Foot! We just made ourselves to home!!! :-) The rules were a bit different but it just felt right.
Breakfast was a massive buffet with tons of stuff including sweet potatoes, green beans, mushrooms, rice and corn gruel, wilted lettuce, steamed buns and delicious fried bread.
We don't have pics of inside the spa for obvious reasons, but there were sights to behold, trust me! ;-)
Next up was the Temple of the Marquis Wu in honor of Zhuge Liang a wise man and strategist. Here is information on him... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuge_Liang. We only had an hour but could have spent a day or two. This is the national holiday so families were out in droves. It was so fun. It is a national culture treasure place so the medallions were on sale and the guy would engrave your name on this one. WOOT! Liv now has 3 of them from different places. The guy Zhuge carried a signature crane feather fan so we got one of those for our fan collection. :-) There were ancient buildings and a very pretty garden are with a little pond with willows and a bridge.
Next stop lunch. Hip hip hooray! Nanyang has a McD's. after the last two meals we all needed a break and the Good Lord provides! I have personally never been happier to eat at a McD in my life. Then the cutest little worker girls came around handing out tiny cones and taking our pictures. :-)) On the street were people selling TURTLES! and fishes--but the little turtles reminded me of the ones my brothers had when I was little. :-)
Back on the bus and we are off----through more beautiful country to the Lotus Hot Springs Hotel. A SPA! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Love, LOVE, L O V E D this place. Oh yeah! We were filmed coming in and our rooms were on the water. That evening and the next morning were spent in hot pools and under massaging sprays. Calgon take me back! At dinner there was a floor show! Everything from a WWII anti Japanese Occupation Skit, local opera number, sax player, to a fancy sleeve dancing cross-dresser. Too fun! Dinner was really great. Liv tried a tiny sip of "firewater." 53% OH. Her face was priceless! :-)) A HOOT! Back at the room we were asked to join a game of Hand and Foot! We just made ourselves to home!!! :-) The rules were a bit different but it just felt right.
Breakfast was a massive buffet with tons of stuff including sweet potatoes, green beans, mushrooms, rice and corn gruel, wilted lettuce, steamed buns and delicious fried bread.
We don't have pics of inside the spa for obvious reasons, but there were sights to behold, trust me! ;-)