Date week -Thursday

Our date week began at Navy Pier. Tom took me to see Cirque Shanghai Gold, which is basically a Chinese acrobat show. We took a bus to the pier and walked to the beer garden at the end. We had some bar food and beers and watched a Latin band. They were quite festive.



We saw the beginnings of a pretty sunset and then we went into the show at 8pm. These people are crazy, I mean I know they're acrobats and all, but really, literally putting your butt on your head is just insane. Tom was cracking me up because he seemed like he was physically in pain every time one of them did a crazy contortion move. He kept saying "Oh maaaaan!" or "SHOOT!". One of my favorites was a guy who came out, with a big metal hoop balanced on his head. Inside of the hoop was a girl hanging from the top. If this weren't impressive enough, he started SPINNING the hoop. I guess if you're balancing a girl inside of a hoop on top of your head, why not add some spinning? Meanwhile she was flying around and doing crazy "butt on head" moves. It was highly entertaining.



Afterwards, on our way out, Tom asked if I'd like to go on the ferris wheel. Why not, it seemed appropó after the circus, plus I'd never been up before and the city was all lit up. It was quite pretty, but I don't know if I'd do it again for $6 a ride. The ride takes about 7 minutes, which means you're paying 85 cents a minute.



It may seem a little exorbitant to some, but to others worth it for the cheese and romance.