Dinner and a Walk

Here is a wonderful picture of my friend Gaby, Gaby and I went to dinner last Wednesday with the Shanghai Expats Association. The venue was Italian, and you know my passion for all things Italian......the restaurant, Vino e Pane. It was delightful. I met the most interesting lady - Christine Cullen, Founder and Executive Director of Heart to Heart a non profit group that helps children who need heart surgery. The group raises money for the surgery, donates clothing and household items to the families of the children in need. Also she is quite an adventurer she just came back from the Antarctica with a group that I am interested in using to take the same trip. Tony and I were talking about a trip to Antarctica about 4 years ago. Christine said it was incredible but not relaxing. More of an adventure trip.

Tony of course was away traveling for work so he could not join me.

I belong to 2 groups here in Shanghai, the American Woman's Club of Shanghai and the Shanghai Expats Assoc. Both groups have tons of activities scheduled each month and sometimes it's hard to choose. My favorite activities are the "walks" around Shanghai. Various guides are used, one gal is a writer who writes about the architecture here in Shanghai, another is a photographer who grew up in Shanghai and others are just experts who have lived here for 10 years or more and give these walks to subsidies their income.

Here are a few pictures of my walk in the Russian ghetto. The postman rides up and down the lane homes to deliver the mail.




Barbershop.

Guard cat.

Cooking dinner.