From the moment we landed here, my husband wanted to buy scooters. I have NEVER driven a scooter so I was very skeptical of having one here. Being chauffeured around in a van, I’m able to see how everyone drives and how chaotic the roads can be. Scooters driving in the wrong direction, drivers doing…
Month: October 2015
1. Having a bilingual driver is the best thing ever. Especially someone we all get along with. 2. You should avoid wearing flip flops or sandals at all cost. It is dirty here. And majority of the bathroom floors are wet so wearing sandals and wet floors are NOT the best combination. 3. Shanghainese food is…
Our driver, Sam, kept wanting to take us to ocean park. We thought it was an actual park. So when he wanted to take us when it was raining, we were confused when he told us it was indoors. Then we saw it – Shanghai Aquarium. So why did he call it ocean park? I’ll have to…
We wanted to see pandas, so naturally, we went to the Shanghai Zoo. It cost us 80 rmb (40 rmb per adult) to enter the zoo. Kids 6 yo and under AND below 1.5 m can get in free. Really? A height requirement? Guess they don’t want anyone lying about their age. So if you have a tall 4…
Mid-Autumn break is a holiday for the Chinese. They celebrate when the moon is at its brightest and roundest. There were so many people outside with telescopes looking at the full moon on the pedestrian street. To enhance the full moon, they celebrate with moon cake. Haha. Get it? Our driver was gracious enough to…
This is going to be my ongoing “like or dislike” of China each Friday with a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best. Week 1, 9/19/15 – 9/25/15 —-> 10 Everything is so new! New food, new place, new people, new adventure, great weather and the boys will be in school. Week 2, 9/26/15 –…
We had been in Shanghai for a whole week. I usually wake up around 430AM due to the time change. Haven’t been able to sleep in until Saturday morning, our 8th day here. I slept in until 630AM. Success. First thing I do is grab my cell phone, then check my messages on wechat. I…