Sundays are a day of rest and reflection. Unless of course you are friends with @texasbrad of getfitgz.com then you will find yourself in Yuexiu park surrounded by 100's of Chinese onlookers as you get your exercise on. Now normally, no one wants to see that. In China, EVERYONE wants to see that! Imagine a handful of Laowai sweating, counting, jumping, rolling, and cursing (under their breath of course) then you have a morning entertainment for the locals. It was worth every moment. The crowd cheered us on as we went through a series of Brad's exercise rotations.
The highlight for me was when Gail had to race up to the top and back of one of the many hills in the park and totally smoked her competitor. Meanwhile I had to jog in a small circle until she came back, so her victory was twice as sweet. Don't let my wife's demure size fool you, she is one tenacious competitor. She'll stone cold take you out, every time. (Honey, can tell people this?) She also helped us cool down with some Gail Yoga and was awesome at it.
Our good friend, sidekick, and personal assistant (that I fire at least twice a day) Lynnette Fang, from Chinashopper was on hand to take some photos and also provide moral support. We managed to survive the heat, the crowd, and the work out and decided to go to lunch at 1001 Arabian Nights which sad to say was closed for maintenece so we took a chance and opted for a Lebanonese place across the street. Ironically in Guangzhou, when it comes to food other than Chinese (as most western attempts are sub-par or just down right atrocious) the best choice is Middle Eastern. Honestly how can you mess up hummus? (Be careful what you ask for-Roc) We spent the rest of the day with a few personal appointments to improve Guanxi, Gail had a pedicure/manicure, dinner at our 'hood Dong Bei cafe, and the imfamous massage + hairwash.
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