plastic pearl tower

that is soooo shanghai. it's a pretty city to look at from a visitors perspective. but one of its shining glories is the pearl tower (mr varken likes to take lots of pixtures from the ground up. varkenkidlets do NOT appreciate it). pink, plastic and futuristic. the E.T. hall was closed off during our most recent visit. but we did manage to head downstairs to the museums.

everyone is waiting w/ anticipation to go inside and up up up in the plastic pearl - especially sabina. can't you tell?

jack can almost always find the mawkish (can i say that?) in every display...

and this gem? well let's just say the chinese must not think too much of western women, cuz every female in any displaying westerners always seemed to be just short of lacking an adam's apple...