December 16, 2008
Happy Cow
Happy Cow Cheese looks just like Laughing Cow Cheese, one of our favorite snacks. And they even have lite! I paid 14.90 Yuan = $2.20, not bad. Today I am going to buy an xmas tree per Tony’s request. Who knew he was feeling so sentimental, what a sweet guy!. I saw some trees at Carrefour yesterday but they were a bit scrappy looking so I am heading out to another part of town, Yu Garden, I had read about this area in That’s Shanghai Magazine, apparently they have some plastic trees. If the selection or price isn’t as good as Carrefour then I will go back and buy one at Carrefour.
Here is a typical cucumber, size and length of an “English” cucumber in the states, but has small soft spines sticking out of the skin. Easy to peel, tastes just like it should. Cost 2 for $1.00. Maybe we’ll live on cucumbers!
Mr. Gu helped me buy this wonderful tree and the lights and ornaments. It was quite an adventure.
Here is the area of the market that we explored to find the perfect tree.
There was a lot of negotiating but the final cost for 1 tree, 5 strands of lights, and some ornaments: 270 yuan = $39.71


Our Tree!!