Bali or Bust

The husband and I are headed to Bali today. I just wanted to say goodbye. I’ll be back in a week. Hopefully with a tan! Here’s a picture for you to look at while I’m gone. :)

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The Topless Bus

The topless bus costs 2 RMB and takes you on a 1/2 hour jaunt around Jin-Ji Lake. In case you were wondering, the bus is topless, not the passengers. ;)

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Foot Fetish

Klynt gets the biggest kick out of Chinese footwear. I know, the poor guy doesn’t get out much. Anyway, here are a few of the photos he snapped while I was immensely enjoying a chocolate sundae.

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Green Grass, Blue Sky and Sunshine

Now that’s not a shabby way to kick off the weekend; is it? May 1st was the beginning of a national holiday here in China. On Friday Klynt managed to skip out of work early, so we hopped on the scooter, headed down to the park and found a nice shaded spot to sit back, chat and watch the kites. Everyone seemed to be in celebratory mode, and the city was busy with people.

It's Official

We are going home! Well, not today, tomorrow or even next month, but before the summer is through Klynt and I will be back in Michigan. Xinghan Street will no longer be our address. The countdown has begun. We’re a little sad, a lot of happy, and very ready for the next chapter.

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Shanghai Sunday

Last weekend we spent some time at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. The new Chevy Camaro got a lot of attention.

Surprisingly so did the compact-size Cruze, also from Chevrolet.


There are seven Saturn solenoids under the hood of every Cruze, along with about forty other makes and models.

The crowds throughout Halls 1, 2 and 3 looked a lot like this. It gets old pretty quick when people are constantly running into, stepping on, or pushing you out of the way. If somebody wants to take a photo or get a closer look, you are an afterthought. However in Hall 4, which housed Ferrari and Lamborghini, it was absolute chaos. We were so busy just trying to stay on our feet that the thought never occurred to either Klynt or me to snap a picture of all the commotion. I wish I had photos to share of the sports cars, but we weren't even able to catch a glimpse.

Klynt thinks this is the car for me! All I have to say is “uh…no!”

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With the better part of an afternoon left, we hopped into a cab and headed over to the Pearl Tower. It was a great day to view the city from up top.




The Shanghai World Financial Center is the tallest building in Asia.

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04.27.09

These were snapped early this morning on the way to Starbucks. It’s hard to be grumpy with the sun shining so brightly, and the promise of a latte!

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