We had a fun day today. The day started off with more cards, then shopping, a little sightseeing, and then more cards. Scott said he has never seen someone get so much enjoyment out of playing the card game War before. We have also been playing Memory with a full deck and that is a challenge. Xu Hui's love of cards will make her a perfect match for both sides of the family.
Our guide left us hanging on helping us shop to get clothes for Xu Hui, so we ventured out on our own today. Between our little guide book and what Chinese Scott knows, we did pretty good. Everyone was really helpful and patient, so that helped as well. We wandered upon this department store that was the biggest department store I had ever been in. Xu Hui seemed to enjoy shopping. The store had so many cute things that I had to concentrate on getting just the essentials for now. Xu Hui and Marissa walked in front of us hand in hand and were creating lots of buzz on the street. People still admired Marissa's hair. One clerk asked if that was her natural color.
We found a Pizza Hut for lunch which was something different than the same hotel food we have been eating for the last few days. However, this Pizza Hut was a bit fancier than the ones we have in the states.
On the way back from lunch we had a guy on the street ask us where we were from. We said America and he responded with Obama. It was pretty funny.
After lunch, we went to the Yellow Crane Pavillion. It is the home to a 164 ft high Qing-style building. It not only contains lots of art work to admire, but it can be climbed for views of the city from every direction. We didn't linger long as it was pretty cold today and the higher we got the colder and stronger the wind became.
Today was a great day. I am looking forward to tomorrow. It sounds like our sightseeing plans may change because of the weather, so it may be another day filled with lots of War, Memory, Garbage, and Frustration.
Our guide left us hanging on helping us shop to get clothes for Xu Hui, so we ventured out on our own today. Between our little guide book and what Chinese Scott knows, we did pretty good. Everyone was really helpful and patient, so that helped as well. We wandered upon this department store that was the biggest department store I had ever been in. Xu Hui seemed to enjoy shopping. The store had so many cute things that I had to concentrate on getting just the essentials for now. Xu Hui and Marissa walked in front of us hand in hand and were creating lots of buzz on the street. People still admired Marissa's hair. One clerk asked if that was her natural color.
We found a Pizza Hut for lunch which was something different than the same hotel food we have been eating for the last few days. However, this Pizza Hut was a bit fancier than the ones we have in the states.
On the way back from lunch we had a guy on the street ask us where we were from. We said America and he responded with Obama. It was pretty funny.
After lunch, we went to the Yellow Crane Pavillion. It is the home to a 164 ft high Qing-style building. It not only contains lots of art work to admire, but it can be climbed for views of the city from every direction. We didn't linger long as it was pretty cold today and the higher we got the colder and stronger the wind became.
Today was a great day. I am looking forward to tomorrow. It sounds like our sightseeing plans may change because of the weather, so it may be another day filled with lots of War, Memory, Garbage, and Frustration.
I've never heard of Garbage and Frustration. They are new to me. I'll probably lose at those. Ashley will have fun playing Crazy Eights, Old Maid and Uno with the girls.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that you had a good day. How are you doing with the food there?