Dragons, Deals and Dim Sum, Oh My!

Greetings from China, where we've been for the last five days. We've been mostly in Shanghai, where Matt's father resides, but today we're in nearby Hangzhou, enjoying West Lake and a Buddhist Temple. It feels a lot like home -- very hot and very Western! Last night we had a very funny experience. We went out for drinks and ended up watching a Phillipino band perform Latin music at an Italian restaurant in Hangzhou! It was too funny!

There is some incredible shopping here in China and the prices are extraordinarily cheap. (To give you an example, I'm wearing a shirt I bought yesterday for less than $5. The same shirt in the States would easily be $40 at Ann Taylor Loft.) Every meal is an adventure. We've had 3 or more new foods at each meal, some which we can identify, others that we can't. Kashrut is a bit of a challenge, but we're doing the best we can.

Matt's dad is taking great care of us, even providing us with a wonderful tour guide named Sumei. He even treated me to accupuncture to help with my back issues! Wish I had more time to post more details now but we have a busy day ahead of us. We're having trouble posting to our blog from Shanghai, but maybe we'll have some luck next week from Beijing. Stay tuned for more...including some photos.