9.18.2011

Yuyuan

Best. Day. Ever.
This place is a MUST SEE.
I have be so excited to go a Chinese-y part of town ever since we got here and this was just perfect! There was so much to see! We could go back 10 times and still want to see it again!


They sell anything and everything Chinese-y you could imagine... and more! Each shop has something different. This of course is the paper lantern shop...
The umbrella/parasol shop. I would just LOVE the hot pink one! So cute! And we didn't even go inside. I'm sure there are many more that I wouldn't be able to leave without.
The fan shop...
...and then we stopped taking pictures of the shops because there were just too many cool things to look at. We'll get more photos next time.
I can't get enough of these red lanterns. They're so magical!
Ali LOOOOVES the Chinese statues. She usually growls when she sees one. Today she was brave and wanting to touch them. In the past weeks, she would pull her hand away when we got close.
People were rubbing these things- it must be good luck.
These sweet ladies were sitting on this bench and loved that we came over to get a picture with them. The two closest to us tried to hold the baby but Ali wasn't having it. I love their costumes.