Brittian EN Postcards

 



  Dear  Grandma and Grandpa    Hello from Shanghai, China. This is one of the coolest cities I have ever  been to, Probably because of all these amazing architectural things.  The entire city has this really futuristic look to it, except for some older  parts of it like the bund. The bund is this walkway right next to the  water with a bunch of historic looking buildings and a great view of the  whole city. We also traveled a little ways away from the city itself and  went to the Yangtze river. The Yangtze River is the 3rd longest river in  the world and it's over 3,400 miles long!!! The food here is really good,  nothing like chinese restaurants in America. We went to a restaurant  along the river and I had some steamed crab. They served it wrapped in  a string. Apparently they use s​ pecial types of crab found in rivers and  even though it was not anything like American seafood, I liked it a lot  and I think you should try it if you ever come here.T​ hat's all for now,  see you soon!  Love,  Mattie      

            Guy and Lynn Hudgins  1234 Street Dr  Covington, GA 12345           

         

     

 



    Dear Honey,     I'm at Taj Mahal, in Agra, India. The views here are  magnificent and there are lots of interesting things to look  at. The Taj Mahal is mausoleum made of white marble and  28 types of jewels set into the marble. It was built by the  emperor,Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. I went and  visited at sunrise because I had heard the view is  breathtaking at that time, and it really was! I wish you were  here to see it all in person with me. I took lots of pictures  so I’ll show you when I return home. See you soon.    Love,  Milind      

            Betty (Honey) Sanders  1282 Redbread Rd  Appletown, Georgia 30030                   

       

     

 



  Dear  Auntie Adjoa    We landed in Chengdu, Sichuan in China 3 days ago.  Everything seems so slow paced here, not at all like back at  home. There aren't that many people that you can see  running anywhere, the locals all walk at a leisurely pace.  Kosi and I have noticed a lot of Mahjong tables set up  along the Yangtze river, and Mommy said that Mahjong is  considered essential to the locals and since it is summer  time, they are playing outside more and more. I think  Grandma and Grandpa would like it here, especially the  food. It’s so spicy! I did some research and I found out  that they are best known for their Sichuan Peppercorn  that is actually grown here! I liked the spicy hot pot the  most which I observed a lot of the locals enjoy. At night,  we’ve been going to one of the oldest regional opera cultures  which is the Sichuan Opera. We got to see some  acrobatics, fire spitting, but we all loved the magical face  changing the most. On the tour info page, it said that this  practice is solely performed in Sichuan and that some of  the best artists reside in Chengdu which makes the act all  the more fun. Did you know that Chengdu hasn’t changed  it’s name in over 2,000 years? In comparison , Beijing used  to change names every dynasty , so 20 or more names. I  found that really fascinating. Tomorrow we plan to visit  

          the Leshan Giant Buddha statue to learn more about the  Buddhism culture in Chengdu. There are alot of other  statues that show the presence of Buddhism in Chengdu,  but I don't think we will be able to get to all of them.  Mommy said before we leave to come back home, we are  going to go see the Giant Pandas! Chengdu is known for  being the home of giant pandas, so it only makes sense  that we go and see them. I can't wait to look at all the  cute little pandas! Missing you and hope to see you soon!     Sincerely,  Efua Boatin    P.s.- the pictures on the front are of a street in Chengdu and a hotel  over the water at night.       

        Adedline Boatin  5617 Garden Drive  Keosha, WI, 90371     

                   

 

 

  Dear  Annalise,    You're probably wondering why I’m writing. Well  believe it or not, I’m in Tokyo right now! I know  it sounds crazy, but it's true. It's such a fun  experience here! I’m in downtown Tokyo and I'm  staying in a hotel with 10 stories! (sadly I  couldn't get on the top floor, but the ninth is  still pretty cool.) The food has been really good.  Infact, just the other day I got some Ramen  and it was sooooo good. Soon, I’ll be in India  visiting the Ganges River, but don't worry, I’ll  write again asap.     Sincerely,  Noah B.      

            Annalise Carol Vogt  758 Livingstone Place  Decatur, GA 30030                   

   

   

  Dear  Nasia    I have made it to ​Jaipur, India. It was a long 17 hours  but it was worth it. It is quite nice here, and r​ eally​ pretty.  I have visited the City Palace, Jaipur, and Hawa Mahal in  the Pink City and booked a room at the Samode Haveli. I  am planning to visit more places in the Pink City. The ice  cream is amazing here also. My fav place so far is the Jal  Mahal Ice cream parlor near the Panch Batti. Malpua,  which is a pancake-like treat, and it is delicious.You should  see the Pink City at night, it's amazing, there are pink,  purple, and other bright lights. Oh, and the Amber Palace  was just a breath taker, I’ll be sure to send pics when I  can. Apparently it's an historical fort along with many  others like the Jaigarh Fort, and the Nahargarh fort as  well. I l​ ove i​ t here, miss you. Write back soon if you can!    Love,  Kyla (Rakyla  Vaughan)   

              LaNasia Jefferson  1550 Leona Street  Houston, TX 77009     

Greetings from Pink  

k City- Jaipur, India   

 



  Mrs. Brittian,  Dear  Greetings from the Taklimakan desert in northwest China. I hope    you're doing fine because the heat is certainly getting to me. We  arrived in the desert just two days ago and we have enjoyed every    bit of it. As we arrived we were greeted with our host who took us  to where we would stay for the rest of the day and the following    morning. We then went out to eat at a magnificent ramen house.    We then went to bed where we woke up to pack our bags and    head over to the start of our desert journey. We rented out a    couple of llamas and caretakers to help us across the desert and  set off across the dunes. We came across plenty of rocks and  animals such as rabbits, birds, and small lizards. We proceeded to  the checkpoint where we ate and sat by the campfire until  nightfall. The next morning we continued our stretch across the  dunes where I sat down and wrote this letter.  Sincerely,  Sawyer Elmore 

      Christi Brittian  2418 Harrington Drive  Decatur, GA 30033                      

   

   

  Dear  Mimi,    Hello from Shanghai China! I’ve had a BLAST first of all  we HAD to go to Disneyworld. It’s so different from    Disneyworld in the U.S; it’s kind of the same concept but  with a bit of Chinese architecture and culture added to it  like Cinderella’s castle is even prettier than the one is the  U.S! We walked past the Jade Buddah Temple and saw  prayer service. And the greatest part was seeing the  Yangtze River since Shanghai is on the coast and the  river spills out to the Pacific Ocean. We went to tons of  museums like the China Art Museum, the Shanghai Science  and Technology Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary  Art. We went to the Nanjing road. It's full of people and  tourist attractions like little shops full of toys,  restaurants, and more. I miss you sooooooo much! See you  soon!  Sincerely, Sophia.          

            Leone Grizzard  2362 Rowland Court  Jonesboro, GA 30236           

 

 



  Dear  Cindy Eldridge    Hi! Tokyo is really cool, right now I’m at the  Nezu shrine and walking through those red  arches that they have. It’s super pretty here. I  heard that in the spring part of the citys’ trees  turn into cherry blossoms and it supposably looks  amazing. After this I want to go to the Nintendo  store and do stuff there, because I walked by  there and it looked awesome. Well I have to go,  Bye!    Sincerely,  Zachary Eldridge        

            Cindy Beumont Eldridge  1144 Hess Dr.   Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002