俏江南

This is a very good restrauant located near Lu-Jia-Zhui of PuDong, ShangHai. It is on the top level of a skyrocket shopping mall. You can oversee the beautiful scene of HuangPuJiang from there.

Three different dishes, three different chilly flavors---very impressive.




This fruit dish looks like an art piece, I am very fond of the design.

What about the birdies?

Why can't I type in Chinese in this window?

倒影

很喜欢这张， 觉得颇有味道， 也贴一下。在 Grand Teton 附近照的。

Yellow Stone: Geysers

1. Old Faithful




2. Beautiful Pool




3. Mammoth Hot Springs ( Almost dried )



4. Norris Geyser Basin



5. Grand Prismatic Spring




6. Silex Spring (Lower Geyser Basin)




7. Daisy Geyser ( Upper geyser basin)

July Cicular Trip

We visited several national parks during the independence holiday week, making a big circular trip.

1. Crater Lake, Oregon



It has deep blue color and amazing water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 4,000 feet (1,220 m) deep caldera that was formed around 5,677 (± 150) BC[1] by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama.

2. Vista House of Columbia River Gorge ( Crown Point ), Oregon



The Crown Point Vista House was built in 1916. It is located in eastern Multnomah County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) east of Portland. Crown Point is the best known of the scenic lookouts along the Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of the Columbia River.

3. Glacier, Montana




Little snow left, it might be completely gone soon, under the current global warming weather. It is better to call it " Melting Glacier National Park", but the View in the Logan pass is still spectacular. Anyone wants to see it get to be hurry.

4. Scenic Highway 89, Montana



Many Indian Reserve Places are there. Unlimited grasslands. I think US could accomodate all the existing immigrants, legals or illegals, by just viewing at those lands :-) Also all the upcoming immigrants should be welcomed. Population creates fortune, not poverty.

Imagine how people is scarce in the big country state: Montana has almost the same area as California, but there is only one congrassman from Montana ( 53 from CA).
We visited its biggest shopping mall in Helena, the capital city, on July 4th, Oh, my! Feels like a ghost place with very few shoppers come-and-go. That is unimaginable by us from California, which is usually hard to find a parking spot even during weekdays in the malls.

5. Yellow Stone National park, Wyoming



This is a beautiful park with many unique features. Huge. Its wild animals would worth a separate blog description, let alone those geysers and hot srings.

6. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming



Feels like it is part of Yellow stone. Its mountains and lakes gives a "Gui-Lin" familarity.

7. Salt Lake city, Utah

Sorry. No pictures. But the intersting thing is a Walmart supercenter in the salt lake city. it is the most crowded Walmart I have ever seen, at 11pm! It is about 93F degress at that time, so I imagine it must be about 120 degrees during the day time, and people have to get out during the night to get their needs. I believe it is another indicent caused by global warming. That walmart also has a huge two stories parking lot.

I like Walmart Supercenters --- you can get all the daily goods from only one store. California usually vetoed a super center version of the walmart as residents are afraid of attractions of lower class people to the neighborhood. What a pity.

8. Highway I-80, near Winnemucca, Nevada

We saw the wind-whipped blaze near the city UPCLOSE, smokes and burning dust, when we drove home from West I-80. The highway is closed today. It is lucky that we decided to get home earlier than planned.

西岸风情

Let's enjoy some good earth scenes before they melted:

1. Yosemite


2. King's Canyon


3. Port Angeles


4. Joshua Tree NP



5. Oregon three gorges area


6. California Poppies Reserve


7. Golden Gate Bridge

It never rains in southern california

This is the title of a famous song.

I have lived in southern california for about five years. Its warm breeze, golden sunlights always keep my heart full of joy. This is no other place like southern california, never rains and the whole year is Spring.

I had complained about this, wishing there would be four seasons.

I came to northern california. Yeah, it has four seasons. Long raining periold in the winter without outdoor activities. I think somehow I missed southern california, the beautiful sunlights makes it really hard to get any depression.

It is nice to be able to come back for a visit. The familiar atmosphere and city scene refreshes so much of the memories. Both kids are really happy to see their birth place ----Irvine. It is a relatively new city, have a very good population density and friendly environment. Local residents is pretty relaxive living there. The hi-teched northern california is too crowded, if I have to say.

Well, Let us just sing the song ---

"Got on a board a west bound 747
Didn't think before deciding what to do
All that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true.
Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours.
Out of work,
I'm out of my head
Out of self respect
I'm out of bread
I'm under loved
I'm under fed
I wanna go home
It never rains in California
But girl don't they warn ya, it pours, man it pours.
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please don't tell them how you found me
Don't tell them how you found me give me a break
Give me a break
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours
Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours"

Oregon and Washington

Some interesting laws about these two states:

Oregon:

(1) No sales tax.
California is 8.25%. Feels like being robbed when coming back to shop in CA.

(2) By law, you have no rights to pump the gas on your own although you are perfectly able to do that. Some gas boy/girl will come, get your credit card, punch those buttons, then put the handle in your car and you just sit still in the driver's seat. Feels nothing but silly.
Once in a gas station, I got a very old lady to do that, could you image how I felt ? But this is the law.

Washington:

(1) "Delay of five vehicles is illegal, must turn out."

I really appreciate this law. Were you ever in a situation that there is only one lane but the car before you just hesitates in every move ? Now in Washington, they will be punlished by law, not by your horn ( Never used it though).

Talking about driving speed --- when you are on the road, would you think those drove slower than you are stupid but those faster ones are maniac ?
My speed is the best, always :-)

独 立 日 记 游

本 来 想 写 篇 散 文 描 述 ， 后 来 发 现 老 公 写 了 一 首 诗 , 比 我 准 备 写 的 好 得 多 。
放 在 这 里， 借 花 献 佛 吧 。

诸神漫卧妍云高
飓风岭上雪融销
心思海天弥一处
目转渔樵缀半岛
新苔旧饰泉引途
碧渊银瀑雨带桥
空林焰火华州黯
松下过客夜披袍

这 写 的 是 "Hurricane Ridge" 和 "Hoh Rain Rorest" 二 景 .