Our morning started with Danish Pancake Balls (Aebleskiver), which is a family Christmas tradition that Emily was so kind to make as a treat. Miriam accidentally called them apple cider! LOL!
Next Salome and I (Joab) went with one of her preschool classmates, Tong Tong, to a performance of Cinderella. The girls had a blast!
It was pretty funny to see the "VIP" kids who got to go on stage before the performance. Talk about organized chaos!
Later in the day we continued the Danish theme by going to "Andersen's Ice Cream after dinner. It was fun to eat at a place that almost shares one of our family names - my mom's maiden name is Anderson.
Silas got into the ice cream action too.
On the way home we FINALLY found Miriam's favorite Chinese Sweet - Bing Tang Hu Lu. It is traditionally a Beijing treat, so finding here in Shanghai is a challenge. It is even harder to find when it is always sold by hawkers who travel throughout town trying to avoid the police. Now that we found a seller I made sure to get his phone number so that next time we can call him and just go directly to him to get the treat!
As you can see from this "Wanted" Sign Miriam has been desperately looking for this candy for a long time!
What was most fun for me about finding the Bing Tan Hu Lu was the fact that I did it with all three of the big kids on our electric bike! What a fun Shanghai memory!
On a related note, here is a great video summarizing some of the most famous Shanghai Snacks.
