A room with a veiw

A room with a veiw

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wild Window of the World

I don't know who's idea it was but someone suggested that we take a day and go to Window of the World. In fact, I think it may have come into conception somewhere, half way up the Road to Lion Mountain. Nonetheless, we decided to take the trip. Window of the World is something like Disney World, but it's a little different. They have large dioramas of the great wonders of the world. Some of them you can walk through. Some you can ride. Some you can't but people do it anyway.
So without further ado, I present Ryan, Justin, Tandy, and Pats trip to Window of the World.
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For only 120RMB you get the world!

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They have AmericaTown

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Both the US and Canadian side of Niagara Falls. You can see the Eiffel Tower in the distance.

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Push!

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Lady Liberty, Easter Island, Rio Brazil

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Chinese Bridge

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Koi by the dozens

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Where do I get a Water Ball?!


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Jurassic Park

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DinoPat

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Rynosaurus

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The Alps (?) I wonder what's inside?

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A Ski Slope!

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Tandy is too cool...er...hot for his winter coat...really. He skied without it.

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These arn't ski boots

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Almost made it! My first time snowboarding was in China.

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At the end of the day

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Sun glasses from yet another trip to Lohu shopping center


Ok. This one may need some explanation! haha. At the African Diorama we were able to catch a live show. These two dark looking Chinese guys come out and call a bunch of people on stage. Then they do a call and repeat game on the drums. The leader would tap a pattern on the drums and then the contestants would have to repeat the beat.
Then he ask for more volunteers, and I promptly raise my hands because I want to play the drums. So I get up on stage in front of the crowd. But then they roll the drums away...uh oh. The video starts as I begin to realize what I've gotten myself into. By the way. All the instructions are in Chinese. I don't understand a single word except for "Mei guo ren," which is american, and "bu hao," which means no good. haha!
By the way, I call this video, "African Dance by an American in China."
Enjoy. I sure did. Can't you tell?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

haaaa.. you were right.. i did get a good laugh.. although since i also can't understand chinese i thought you did a pretty good job.. especially with that split-type-thing you had going on.
for me nothing tops the rynosaurus though.. cutest thing ever!! where can i get one? --jenn
oh and i want one of those bubble things too.

Anonymous said...

ryan...ryan!...Ryan!...RYAN!! hahahahahahahaha ahhhhhhhhhh hahahahahaha you are amazing. although you did rather good. I think you looked just like him....until...until you started getting more into it ....hahaha then it just looked like a ryan dance. lol i love you so much! oh and I agree with jenn...i love the rynosaurus ...you look good as a dino!
--jami

Anonymous said...

How does one breathe inside a waterball? And how do you control your new found wings Rynosaurous?

Anonymous said...

so, not only did you ski for the first time in china... but you got your first african dance lesson too!! Ahhhhh that was so hilarious! And agreed w/previous comments... I want a waterball.. and that rynosaurus thing is great!

oh, and america looked very obnoxious, clustered and phallic. hah! i guess that makes it pretty apt =)