More Baby! Then a Fancy Department Store & Grocery Store

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We start off with another trip to visit baby Eris. Julie and I venture out on our own to successfully call a cab, communicate the destination, and navigate the complicated apartment complex layout. Then it’s a venture up 7 flights of stairs to the Chinese Grandfather's apartment. We are told that buildings are either 7 stories or a giant high-rise since the law is 8 or more stories require a lift.

After our necessary injection of baby wonderfulness, it’s off to the store to investigate the baby products we want to recommend to the new mom. The department store is like any upscale store in the USA with departments organized by floor. We start to notice the inordinate amount of employees. It seemed there were just as many customers as patrons even though the store was moderately busy. We found the baby items we wanted but the prices were too high.

We venture down to the upscale grocery store. Well lit, organized and with just as much staff, this was like walking through an educational museum. It was sort of like a small Target inside a Whole Foods store. We toured around the store as if we had bought tickets to a show. So many interesting things to see. Eventually a security guard came and told me to stop taking pictures. I did get quite a few satisfying snaps of the place.

Tomorrow it’s a trip to the Old Town part of the city.

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