Today we got to go visit the Yu Gardens and do some shopping around at some local stores and markets. The gardens were really pretty, but it was like a maze going through them and after awhile we were all just so hot we wanted to go. So after we walked around for a little we all did some shopping in the markets. I got some keychains and a phone case and then some of the other girls got some jade. Annie, Charlie, Megan and I also got to sample ice cream at the Coldstone... the mango was amazing! After shopping we went to a famous steamed bun restaurant and got to try a bunch of differently filled buns/dumplings. Our guide, Fawn, had to show us how to eat them first and I'm sure everyone was laughing at us while we tried. You had to grab them with your chopsticks and then make a really small hole, then you have to suck all of the soup out and then you could eat the dumpling and pork or whatever else was in it. It was very amusing to watch all of us try to eat them but we all eventually got the hang of it.
After lunch we did a little bit more shopping at a market nearby and found some little trinkets and then headed back to the hotel. We got back to the hotel around 4 and then had 2 hours to hang out before we had to go to dinner. So, Megan, Charlie, Annie, and I all went into one of the rooms and played cards and I must say it was one of the funniest card games I have ever played. I'm not exactly sure if what we were saying/doing was actually that funny or if all the candy we were eating and the jet lag finally started to hit us. Regardless, towards the end we were all talking in weird accents and couldn't stop laughing!
As much as I love being in Shanghai and seeing all of the sights, I'm just so ready to get on the plane to Changsha and sit on the bus for 5 hours because I know it means I will be that much closer to the Chenzhou orphanage. I can't wait to see how much all of the kids have changed and to see the nannies again. Don't get me wrong, Shanghai is great, but my heart is in Chenzhou and I just can't wait to be back.
It's 8:20 PM here and I'm getting really sleepy as I type this... this post is probably boring, but I figured I would let you all know what we did today even though it wasn't anything crazy! Tomorrow we are planning on going to The Bund which is like a walking area by the river with all the huge skyscrapers and buildings, so that should be fun. Then later we are planning on going to a market that has some good shopping and knock offs! Some of us are also going to try to get a massage later tomorrow, so hopefully that will work out and we will have time! Only like $15 for an hour massage, not too shabby!
Ok, well I'm going to head to bed. Good morning to everyone in the states :)
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