Beautiful Sunday in Shanghai: Liv's Blog!

Beautiful Sunday in Shanghai
          
     Today I started the day off with a fresh cup of tea and milk, along with a Delicious piece of homemade bread and butter! After breakfast Judy, (my host sister) and I watched a hilarious Chinese game show similar to, "American ninja warriors." The game show consisted of two competitors sitting on a rope with a pool underneath them. The aim of the game was to push the other player off the rope, leading you to victory! If you need a good laugh I defiantly recommend this show!

After, watching t.v. we headed down to a well know mall in Shanghai named 日月光中心. The mall had many stores along with cute cafes and restaurants! Judy and I had a great time walking around the stores and getting to know one anchor better!

For lunch, we went to a cute cafe that was famous for there cakes and smoothies! I got a strawberry smoothie along with a slice of almond cake. Judy ordered a mango smoothie with some puffs. The treats were amazing and if I could go again, I would!

During the car ride home I noticed many food markets and stores hanging Halloween decorations, which I thought was very interesting because many people don't celebrate this holiday in china.

By the end of the night my host family brought me to the famous "Yu garden."  The garden was made in 1556 during the Ming dynasty and it still holds a beautiful meaning as well as an impressive value! The heart of the garden held a tea house with a pond full of hungry fish. Judy and I were handed fish food to feed the fish with, and little did I know there were hundreds of them! At first, we could only see a few fish, but as soon as the fish pellets hit the water hundreds of fish came out of nowhere! It was an unbelievable experience I will never forget!

We headed back to the main area of Shanghai to get dinner. My host family asked me what my favorite American food was and of course my answer was hamburgers! Going out of there way, my host family drove one hour away, to bring me to one of the best American restaurants in all of China! I had one of the best hamburgers of all time, along with chicken wings, and a salad! The dinner was amazing and I was very grateful for everything my host family did for me. The hamburgers were a great way to end such an amazing and fun filled night! I had such a great day filled with many learning experiences, new interesting foods, and great shopping!