We made a trip today. We took the Metro (subway) to the other side of the Huangpu river, the Puxi side. The kids love to ride the Metro. It is very easy to get around the city with the Metro, but not if you are disabled or with a stroller. We carried the kids in the stroller down and up a lot of stairs.
We walked along the Bund (see the pictures of the older European style buildings). Chinese people love children, especially light haired children. We stopped to give the kids a snack and were eventually surrounded by 30 people. It was our first experience like this in China. A lot of people wanted to touch the kids and of course they all wanted to know if Alex was a nanhai (boy).
We then took the pedestrian sightseeing tunnel from the Puxi side to the Pudong side. We rode a tram car through a tunnel of amazing lights and music.
Once we got to the other side, we didn't get stared at as much. We got some ice cream from Mc Donalds and walked up and down the river. Elizabeth loved twirling and singing. She couldn't finish her ice cream, but didn't want to give it up and throw it away. I distracted her and Kirk threw it away. He then proceeded to tell her that a bird scooped it up and flew away with it. Great....she'll be traumatized by birds forever now. Of course she pulled the drama queen act about it.
We finished the day with good German food at the Paulaner restaurant on the Bund.
Alex is starting to get a lot more confident with his walking and he walked all around without any help for a while. You can see how big he's getting by comparing him and Elizabeth next to each other.
View of Pudong from the Bund side
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhP92M8Ed5k
Alex walking along the Hungpu River
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRWhsmSoIgw
Lizzy Singing and Dancing (she needs help with her singing)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzixh7DJI08
2 comments:
Great stuff, Kathryn. I love the footage.
What a fun day! My little pumpkins played hard! Loved the singing and dancing. Alex, you are getting so brave. Hugs from Grammy
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