Monday, November 30, 2009

Thanksgiving in Chicago

the thanksgiving break was coming; i originally planned to Detroit and then pass the border to Toronto in Canda. However, for some personal reason I changed my mind to drive to Chicago. I have been to Chicago several times, but most of that were transferring flights, this time was the third time to travel in Chicago city.
on last monday morning everthing was prepred; we went to the way to chicago. on the way i was hoped there had a good weather in chicago for travelling. But unfortunately it was rain for three days. after 4 hours we came into the first stop the Aurora outlet, because we would came back to Ames on Thursday, the thanksgiving day, the outlet would close until the midnight. moreover, we have divided into three groups for different purposes which was we have different things to buy. I went to the DF&CCO shop straightly, I had to bought the Estee Lauder face care for my mother. After two hours, the day was getting dark and dark, and we finished shopping in Aurora, ten we continued our way to the China Town in Chicago for dinner.
furthermore, we came to a hotpot restaurant, even though we had a great and ate very full in this dinner, most of us had a drarreha in the evening and the next day. maybe the food was not fresh or we ate too spicy or too much. on the second day in chicago, we went to the Michigan Avenue for shopping. after shooping in the whole afternoon, we found we still have many shops did not come into. Thus, we decided we would not come to the outlet instead of continue shopping in Michigan Avenue.
to summary, this time in Chicago I found a rule which is in the four days, we never left the Michigan Avenue except for have dinner in China Town. after the shops closed we came back to the hotel and then came again the next day till the day we leaving we were in Michigan Avenue.

Monday, November 2, 2009

my favourite movie

Braveheart is my favourite movie which is a fantasy file produced and directed by Mel Gibson. When I first watched Braveheart, I did not understand what the movie talked about, I just saw people fightted in the wars, and finally the leader was been behead, them file was almost end. At the beginning I like it because the music were very nice, the Scottish bagpipe.
After watching the film three times, I gradually knew the meanning of the movie. The King of England in order to let more noblemen to Scotland, gave them the right of first nignt, which was when the Scotland people get married, the noblemen had the rights to get the bride's first night. However, the hero William Wallace, in order to protected his girl killed some England soliders and broken away, but the England Soliders killed his girl. After that, he became the leader to againted the cruel dominate of the King of England. Even though he deeply belived the lord of Scotland, the lord betraied him. William got caught. The king of England judged him death penalty. Then this chapter is my favourite. The William's spirit effectted me, when he lied on the guillotine, the magistrate offers him a quick death in exchange for a plea for mercy. But he hold his lover's handkerchief, he missed her, and he using the last strength in his body, he cries, Freedom... All people cried.