We are up and heading to Eddy's for breakfast this morning. Cathy says it is the closest to western food we can get. The kids are very happy with their pancakes, frech toast, and watermelon. The restaurant is in Five Color City and we take a little walk after we eat. I make the kids stand in the center of the street while I take a picture. I see the watermelons overflowing in front of a store and must take a picture.
Next stop is Victory Plaza for some shopping. It is an underground shopping center, with many little shops selling different items. We are on a mission for purses and a watch for the kid's dad. The purse ladies are very persuasive and I try to walk away many times. We eventually settle on a price that I think is still too high, but Cathy says we did ok. The heat is so high in the store that I just want to get some air. This is not easy to find since we are underground.
With two successful purchases behind us, Cathy takes us the square. There is a half pipe filled with people and a boardwalk filled with rides. Nick climbs to the top an looks over. 
Ella climbs up and slides down. 
Next stop is Victory Plaza for some shopping. It is an underground shopping center, with many little shops selling different items. We are on a mission for purses and a watch for the kid's dad. The purse ladies are very persuasive and I try to walk away many times. We eventually settle on a price that I think is still too high, but Cathy says we did ok. The heat is so high in the store that I just want to get some air. This is not easy to find since we are underground.As we wander down the hall, Ella hands Nick a pack of gum and says touch this, it is a joke. He grabs it and jumps. The gum shocked him, literally. The men watching begin laughing that the little girl tricked her brother. Nick takes it well, and continues on looking for the perfect watch for his dad. He finds it and when I tell the woman I want to pay 100RMB, Nick says, "What?!" Even though we talked about having a poker face and the other basics of negotiating, he just wanted me to buy the watch. I did, with only a little banter with the store owner.
With two successful purchases behind us, Cathy takes us the square. There is a half pipe filled with people and a boardwalk filled with rides. Nick climbs to the top an looks over. 
Ella climbs up and slides down. 
And on to the rides. The kids take turns choosing a ride. They are the only ones to get on and the ride begins. It looks like the man is spinning them slowly, waiting for more people to come to ride. We later find out that he thinks the kids will be scared so he doesn't turn the ride on all the way. Jin tells the man it is ok. And the kids love it.
The pirate ship ride is another one they love, but not me...when the ride stopped, all the other passengers got off except Nick and Ella. The man started the ride again and I had to make him stop. It looked like he had control over the height of the ride, and he was too comfortable fligging my kids into the air.
Jason picked up Nick and Ella for a sleepover and we met up with him and Jamie at the hot pot place. Hot and spicy broth this time, it is like a sauna at our table. After dinner we head to Five Color City to a bar called the Nagging Wife.
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