Ropers in Xi'an China

After Harbin, we flew to Shanghai.  We spent about 4 days there which included a 2 day trip to Shanghai Disney.  I was surprised at how much trash was left lying around on the sidewalks and the streets of Shanghai.  That's not something we see a lot of in Xi'an.  There are people sweeping the streets and walks all the time, from early morning through out the day until dark.  BUT... The city lights of Shanghai were beautiful as well as the buildings.  We loved the YuYuan Gardens and found some fun shopping in that same area.  Here are some pictures of Shanghai....Disney will come later.  Looking across the river to the business district.  This is the Pearl Tower.  We took a ferry across the river.  This is looking back on The Bund. There were several brides taking bridal pictures along the river.  Red is the traditional color of wedding dresses in China.  YuYuan Gardens Shopping area. ...

  We went to a Tiger Reserve in Harbin.  This is our pre-tour picture.  You can't tell but this was a pretty tight squeeze.  They loaded us in a bus like this one.  The windows have bars and the tires are also protected with bar coverings.  Kind of makes you wonder what we're in for....but we were up to it-whatever it was going to be. There were tigers roaming everywhere and they were massive!  So huge..so furry..so adorable.   This guy was rubbing his head on this tree, then licking it and rubbing his head again.  Isn't that about the cutest thing you've ever seen?!  After going in the bus we went to an area where we walked through a walkway with tigers all around.  You could pay to feed the tigers.  A Chinese man right next to me fed this hungry guy!  So cool. There were also chickens you could buy. Once you paid for a chicken, you dropp...