The Silk Market

Today was a free day so we went to the silk market. On our way in the cab Tanya noticed a smell coming from Maya and when she looked, her diaper was full. We forgot the diaper pad so we improvised and bought a receiving blanket and changed Maya on a bench at the market. I really had a hard time because when Tanya opened the diaper, it was everywhere and although all I had to do was hold her, I gagged the whole time. Tanya, Bert and Eleanor had a great laugh over this. I know there will be a time soon where I will have to step up to the plate and do this on my own.

The Silk Market is basically a 5 story department store with tiny kiosks set up with vendors selling everything. Everything is so cheap it is unbelievable. It is all done by bargaining and this process is very amazing. We will be going back to pick up a suitcase for the trip home and I am having a navy blue suit hand made for me which I have to pick up. This was by far the most expensive thing we bought today and it cost $142 Cdn. It was funny that we kept on putting our bags around the handles of Maya’s stroller and when we took her out when we were getting ready to leave, the stroller tipped over from the weight. We had no other choice but to leave because we ran out of money.

The picture attached was very funny because this girl basically grabbed Tanya and dragged here into her stall to make a purchase after a long period and the girl not wanting to let Tanya go without a purchase, Tanya negotiated strong and got 2 silk scarf’s for 180 Yuan ($24)

Tomorrow we are heading to the Great Wall and the Jade factory so we are getting pretty excited about this. I think we will be heading to Wal-Mart tonight to get supplies for the full day tomorrow.