Movies & Lanterns & Noodles

Sunday we met Sun Li to go see a Chinese movie in the theater! Movies here are pretty expensive if you see them in the theater...like, we're talking 75-100 kuai, unless you have a discount. When you think about it, it's probably comparable to most American movie theaters - the ones that charge over $10. It was a great experience though! Good Chinese practice...There were Chinese and English subtitles, so I could easily keep up with the movie. We watched Love In Space, and it was really cute! Definitely a chick flick...but I really enjoyed it! I recommend it :)

After the movie, we went to a park that we nearby to see the silk lanterns for the moon festival. It was the last night they were out, and there weren't many people there. It was sooooo pretty!! I'll have to get pictures from my friend so I can show you how unusual they are. Definitely not what I was thinking they would be...some were as huge as floats, very colorful, and shaped like dragons, fish - all sorts of things! It was a beautiful walk, and I wish I could have spent more time there.

It was starting to get late, and none of us had eaten yet. Sun Li took us to a small shop that had baozi, egg drop soup, and Beijing noodles. I love Beijing noodles - they're thick and kind of long, and you mix it with a meat sauce and veggies and slurp it up. If you can't guess, that's what I ordered :) We also tasted some lamb and chicken on a stick from the street - sooooo good!!! I really like street food.

Speaking of food, it's time to get ready for dinner! More updates later :)