Fireworks

The typical, somethings to see in Japanese summer festivals is Firework. This show usually continue 2 or more hours and 5,000-10,000 fireworks are set off. To see it, go there with your friends enough earlier, bring some food and drink, take your place to seat.. not to stand 2 hours!
As technology's development, they have many kinds of fireworks. The most famous thing is the complete round-ball-shape firework. From every direction it is seen as a perfect circle. Also they have new shapes like "Kitｔy", "Doraemon" and "Saturn". I expected to see them this time but I didn't. Actually I left there to have dinner with friends :D Anyway it was a wonderful night festival.

A Robot Makes Coffee for You!

As a coffee lover, I want to say it is not good coffee. To make a cup of nice coffee is a work of art! not just putting hot water into the beans..
But this robot is so cute! I feel like watching a little girl trying to do some difficult job XD

Masjid al-Rifa'i

Masjid al-Rifa'i (مسجد الرفاعى) is one of the famous mosques which was built in 19th century in Cairo and is located next to the famouse mosque "Masjid Sultan Hasan(مسجد السلطان حسن)". The design of this mosque is very beautiful and has great impact. I never saw such beautiful mosque decorated with color before. Even the ceiling has very fine Islamic art.
In front of the entrance, there is a room for Islamic saint Ahmad al-Rifa'i, the west part of the building Khushyar Hamin who began to built this and her son Khedive Isma'il Pasha were rested, and the east part is a big praying hall.

Jasmine Tea

Serving Tea in Chainese way

There are many teahouses in Yu-Yuan area, and they serve many kinds of Chinese tea. Also they sell tea. I went to one of these tea houses called "Chun Feng De Yi Lou Cha Guan"(春風得意楼茶館). In front of the shop, they show us how to heat tea leaves, it is same to the Japanese way.

How small the cup is!!!! And the interesting thing is that much hot water is used to keep heat and flavor of tea. They don't drink first water they put in the pot. This is the chainese way.. but I cannot do it at my house. because if I do it, my house will be wet everywhere!

Yu-Yuan

One of the most famous park in Shanghai. It is in a chinese style buildings area, very touristic area too, and those buildings have many shoppes. That´s why it is a good view and you can enjoy walking around. You can find many traditional things(made from wood, stone, paper, you cannot imagine it!), foods and goods. I was almost lost in the street because it is a enough big area, many streets cross each other, and all building have same style! I couldn´t see all of it. too much to see!

Asian Dinner!

In my apartment bulding, a chinese businessman lives too. And we desided to eat dinner together. So, we made asian foods! I miss asian foods. There is no good restaurante for asian foods in Alex, but it's ok for me. why not enjoy egyptian food?
The Egyptian government decides to kill all pigs in Egypt..worring for the influenza. But there are very few pigs, because muslims don't eat it! Only others eat it but majority of egyptian is muslim, and nobody cares. Where is a pig? I don't see it in the market. Pig is a main food for chinese dishes but tonight we didn't use it. There is no pig..
Anyway we ate very nice chinese and japanese foods!This is a famous Hongkong noodle