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SanrioTown’s Travel the World  Event

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My family and I went on a trip to China from May 28 - June 7, 2008. It was the first ever trip for the whole family so we were all very excited! We didn’t join a tour though. We booked our flights and hotels online and searched for maps, subway routes, and tourist spots on the internet. Most of the people there can’t speak English. It was a good thing my parents can speak Mandarin, although not very fluently. During our flight from Manila - Shanghai, I won an inflatable giraffe in a “bring me” game.

DAY 1 - Shanghai

I met up with my friend from high school who now lives in Shanghai. She offered to be our tour guide for the day. We walked around the city, went to People’s Square, drank some milk tea, and had lunch at Crystal Jade Restaurant. My family then took a train from Shanghai to Beijing that night.

DAY 2 - Beijing

We walked around the city during the day. At night, we went to Wangfujing district and bought food from the famous Food Street. They eat anything there. I saw scorpions, starfishes, beetles, lizards, crickets, etc. We just bought the boring but reliable pork, beef and chicken.

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October 11, 2008 (Saturday)

Still here in sunny Florida.  Enjoying the great weather and of course the shopping!  We hit another Marshall’s branch.  That took us awhile, was able to get some good stuff too!  Then to Michaels where I got more of the great DIY jewelry pieces.  I find that they have a lot more selections than where I live in so naturally I got some to bring home.  After a quick lunch at my cousin’s home we then went to City Place.  It’s really a nice place unlike a mall where everything is enclosed.  Here they have all the stores out in the open.  I really don’t know how to explain so I guess the pictures will tell you more.  By night time, everything is lit up and festive looking.  Then we had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.  There was a long queue but my cousin was able to get us a table. Yummy food!

Tonight, it’s ladies night.  Plus, a celebration of the pink month of October for breast cancer. Inside one of the theater, they made a make shift convention of sorts for charitable institutions and other businesses to promote breast cancer awareness.  Even the firefighters went along with it, selling their own calendars as fundraiser for their cause.  And boy!  They are cute and macho to boot!!!  Pink drinks are also given out for free!  Got a little tipsy from it though.  A live band even played outdoors while people start dancing and partying.

“Even the Ninja Turtle shops at Marshalls.”

“Just a small part of City Place.”

“A street lined with shops.”

“The Harriet Himmel Theater”

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