Traveling light is the norm these days considering one is only allowed to take forty five pounds in their suitcase. When Chelsea came to China she had to remove twenty two extra pounds or pay four hundred and forty extra dollars for her overweight suitcase (Talk about a dyslexic tongue twister!) Hence, the heaviest things stayed in France, coming back home with me that day..
Chelsea took two pairs of shoes.
When I arrived in China we had ever intention to travel… until I looked at her feet and my not so strong foot. You see I noticed a young woman who had spent months studying ten to five everyday.
Also I re-twisted my foot on the airplane trying to leap over two passengers as I tried to go to the bathroom (I know, I know I should have asked for a aisle seat…. but the window seat tempted me as we were going to fly over Russia, Kazakhstan and China.) Re twisting my foot reminded me to take it slow.
Arriving in China I sensed my daughter needed some, "Girl Time". We are not girly girls, shopping is something we rarely do, let alone a pampering spa day.
Shopping for new shoes was the first thing on the list.
Shanghai is also known for tailors who can make a three piece cashmere custom-made suit for under seventy dollars. We justified our decision to shop and spa in Shanghai on the fact that she has an internship for six months as soon as she returns home.
Shopping in Shanghai and sightseeing became our plan, and to spice it up to take some photos as I mentioned the other day to you.
The day started with coffee.
Yes coffee. China makes coffee the way coffee should me made.
I am a tea drinker, coffee does not seduce me, but then I never knew the seduction that China would have over me.
A giant billboard in Shanghai (five floors high) depicting the decadence of makeup.
Chinese women tend to like sparkles, sparkles on everything, I heard it is called the Manga style.
The color feast splashes not only on the billboard, spring has sprung on things that do not need water, nor sunshine.
Happy Colors!
Chelsea takes photos in her new three story high shoes.
…. to be continued we are off to the tailor for that (those) suits…..
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