All of the Sights to See

Hello my dear friends,

I sit here on a Monday afternoon, and my brain is spinning with everything I have to get done and all of the thoughts in my mind. I am trying to get my life in order in a way and I am not sure which direction to head in next. So, I decided to write a new blog as the first item on my "To-Do List."

I usually would be heading to a tutoring session right now, but the children I am tutoring are sick with the flu today, so I have the day free. I would like to share some pictures with you of "the city." When we told some friends at SWIF about how we went to "the city," they asked us what we meant by "the city" because it is so big.

So, in response to such a question, we went downtown somewhere one night and got to see some of the more popular areas. I am still waiting to go to The Bund, so I can take an awesome night picture of the city over the water. That will come in time :)

So here I begin to tell of our night in pictures...

Right after we stepped off of the Metro. We are taking in the sights.

We ate at a Dim Sum restaurant, one of the most popular in Shanghai.

Before...

and After

Before I continue with the photos, I must share something with you about the word "Dim Sum."After eating this meal, we began to hear so many foods being called "Dim Sum." This group of words represent foods that cannot by themselves be eaten as a meal, but can be combine with other items to create a meal. The most simple correlation that I can make is to what we call appetizers.
 

Beautifully colorful lights display. 

Some tall, tall buildings while we walked.

Bringing in the 春节 or
Chūnjié (New Year)

This architecture struck me, because it is very "European"

I especially liked the red and blue windows, though it might be unpleasant for those inside.

Part of our adventure took us up over the road. the city in the trees.

So many lights in the trees. Always looking up.

We were in search of a shoe store found here.

Inside the store. "Proudly Made in China"

After the shoe store, we headed back onto the main street and out of the city after a bit. I would love to see more. I am sure we will. I just wanted to share this with you. Sorry if this is a bit scattered, but it is an expression of the state of my mind today.

I will have something great for you soon. New Year is coming!!

That will be it for now,

Blythe