Brandon traveling to China though it seems like an eternity since he was here. We spent the final days again seeing some of the sites of Shanghai. As I mentioned in previous posts, I would work the morning, Brandon slept in like "teenagers" do, and Sabrina & Brandon met me for lunch. We then planned something for each afternoon. We visited the Science & Technology Museum, went to an acrobat show one night at the Portman Ritz Hotel (a must see for everyone visiting China - amazing), did some more shopping (Brandon was getting pretty good at bargaining by the end of his trip), went go-cart racing against my driver, and visited the Bund at night which is also a must see as this is the "Times Square" of Shanghai. I almost forgot to mention - Sabrina, Brandon, and I also got a massage at Dragon Fly Spa(one of Sabrina's favorite places to hang out once a week). Brandon was a little cautious about this as he absolutely did not know what to expect. They gave us these funny looking brown suits to get our massage in. Sabrina had a female massage therapist, Brandon a female, and I had a guy which is not my idea of a good time. Dragon Fly is a top notch spa comparable to anywhere in the MPLS area (but about a 1/4 or less the cost). Notice the McDonald's.
Brandon will be taking Chinese language at the middle school he attends next year. This trip was a good experience to understand what China is like and all about. I think he is excited to come back again next summer.
We then said bye to Ayi and headed to the airport for the long journey home.
