Walmart

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
I guess you're asking, why are they showing Walmart? Well, we all had to go shopping for baby supplies. You know diapers, baby powder, formula and other items. I asked the guide why Walmart? She told me it was different than the walmart in the U.S.A. Wow was she right. First of all it was two stories high. It had so many different things in it I don't know where to begin.  I guess I'll describe the things I found interesting. When the guide was telling us how there were two floors, one of the other families asked if they had elevators. The guide told us "No, walmart has escalators but don't worry they are very safe". Of course she forgot to mention they were ramps and the wheels on the shopping cart were steel and they would magnetize to the escalator. I thought that was pretty neat. The most amazing thing about this walmart was the fish department. Here they had live fish like carp, grass fish and big headed fish. they also had live shrimp and American frogs by the hundreds. There were other things like eels, squids and a bunch of dried out fish.You would see other things like whole ducks, pigeons and chickens. Oh, believe me. Nothing went to waste. If it wasn't whole the parts that were taken off were hanging around somewhere close by.
 
McKenzee had an experience of her own with her eyes wide open. She had never stepped out of the orphanage let alone seen so many people. She rode her first shopping cart. Oh, and talking about people. They were all staring at us and more of McKenzee. Some people would come to her and touch her while saying something. Once Coleby asked, "What are they saying?" I told him they were saying what a beautiful baby she was. Ha ha ha. Like I know Chinese. Also people would follow us for really long times until we would turn around and tell them hi. They would then smile and give a thumbs ups sign.
After we finished at walmart we then returned to the hotel. As Shelley and McKenzee went down for a nap, Coleby and I decided to go for a venture. I'm so glad we did because about a mile down and around the street was McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut. Wow! After reporting this back to Shelley and the other families we now had a new mission. American food! All the families strollered up and we all headed back. Of course we split up when we got there. We decided to eat at Pizza Hut. One large super supreme and one pitcher of Pepsi. Needless to say everyone went back to the hotel with a big smile on their face. Although McKenzee didn't eat pizza she too had an experience of her life.

Walmart

McKenzee's first shopping cart ride

Escalator in Walmart



Dried Fish



This is one of your choices in the Deli (Duck)

Smoked Fish

EEL

GROSS!!!

American Frogs