Alysha and I went to the Lantern Festival to emerse ourselves in Chinese culture for the evening. We felt as though we had teleported to Shanghi with the hustle and bustle, languages and song, sights, smells and fashion - well hats mostly! I was amazed at the little lanterns that people were carrying around with them, each with their own lit candle inside, and not one fire - incredible! The place was full of colour, with bright cultural Chinese arrangements and they were wonderful hanging in the trees and all over the park in contrast with the dark night. We enjoyed watching the artists painting the lanterns but a little shocked at the $300 price tag. Finally we escaped the crowds for an evening drink and an escapade to get our car out the locked parking lot! After several attemps we managed thankfully to make it home much to our relief after having thoughts of spending the night in a concrete lot til the morning.
Alysha and I went to the Lantern Festival to emerse ourselves in Chinese culture for the evening. We felt as though we had teleported to Shanghi with the hustle and bustle, languages and song, sights, smells and fashion - well hats mostly! I was amazed at the little lanterns that people were carrying around with them, each with their own lit candle inside, and not one fire - incredible! The place was full of colour, with bright cultural Chinese arrangements and they were wonderful hanging in the trees and all over the park in contrast with the dark night. We enjoyed watching the artists painting the lanterns but a little shocked at the $300 price tag. Finally we escaped the crowds for an evening drink and an escapade to get our car out the locked parking lot! After several attemps we managed thankfully to make it home much to our relief after having thoughts of spending the night in a concrete lot til the morning.
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