Lychee Bay Scenic Area, we got lost before we found Shamian Island and I moved!

We went on a quest to find Shamian Island. Not an island, thus no beach. Somewhat disappointing. Also, we never actually made it. We did, however, make it to Lychee Bay Scenic Area, which is this strip of walkway along this river which leads to this lake (? bigger than a pond, smaller than a lake, either way neat {though dirty} water!) And it led to this beautiful park area with tons of decorations and cultural stuff for the holiday that has been going on this past week. It was a wonderful walk. I stopped in lots of little shops in hopes of finding a Tibetan Prayer Wheel for my mama. She saw one before I left the states and I've seen many since arriving in China. No such luck, the quest continues. We also made it to this neat street that had tons of street food and shops and excitement. No street food (yet) as we were searching for a restaurant famous for it's Dim Sum, we did not successfully get Dim Sum, we did successfully get amazing food at the restaurant (I'm getting worse at the food picture taking, lo siento). Then, traveled on to the area where we were supposed to find Shamian Island (we're told it's the Europe of China), but we found Enning Lu and wandered (the wrong direction...streets here are confusing when you're not from here!). But, we did find more of the shops and street food (unfortunately, still stuffed from lunch!) and wandered and found the Lychee Bay Area and some other places that were quite awesome. 

Area near Guangzhou Restaurant. Crazy thing, when we went down Enning Lu, it looked literally the exact same.

They were playing music and everything. It was so neat, we were fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time!

Decorations!

The Love Boat!

AAAAAAAAAAnd we moved! That's right! Drew and I found a place and now we're all moved in! Very exciting! Spent nearly 2,000 RMB (only about $300) and got new bedstuffs and a laundry basket and such. 15th floor, "Disney Dorms" as they are so endearingly called.

Fountains near my apartment.

Laundry "Patio"

Kitchen! Yeah...half of it is in the Dining Room...

Dining Room!

Umm biggest bathroom ever?

The bay window is nifty

Minnie Mouse Bed!

Yeah, so, that's my closet... somehow everything fits...

Living Room!

So, it has come to fruition... I officially live in China!

I have started my new schedule, having today (Tuesday) and Wednesday off. My new weekend. And I'll be working 130-930. Big change. Exciting change. I've loved it so far. I miss my kitty, though...