The past week has been a fairly normal week here in Shanghai. As Sam is in South Africa I have not been able to go to the gym early in the morning. Instead I have been leaving William and Oliver with Xiaolan at 9 each morning. As normal a routine as this sounds there are always surprises in Shanghai! The first morning I went at 9 it was pretty busy, I got on with my exercise then noticed a man with a tripod and video camera. He was filming a woman and I thought it might be for a promotion video. However, he then began to walk around filming everyone! It was most off putting having him stand behind me filming! Only in China does this sort of thing seem to happen without any explanation. Every morning when I have got back, having been gone just over an hour, apparently William and Oliver have been seized with incredible hunger for their easter chocolate! Although, I think this is more what Xiaolan thinks they want as William said the other day that 'she keeps trying to give me chocolate and I just want a kiwi fruit'!! However, Oliver kept quiet!
Oliver and William have continued to enjoy a range of Chinese food but dumplings are still a firm favourite and they are now getting very good at eating them with chopsticks!
The weather has been very hot this week with a high of 38 degress so far. We have been going out in the morning then trying to spend the afternoon somewhere air conditioned! It has dropped a bit towards the end of the week, with the locals complaining that it is cold at 24 degrees!
Sam arrived back from South Africa, where he had
We have been getting very excited about our trip back to the UK and have been packing. I am a bit concerned that we will have packed according to the heat here and will be heading out for new clothes in Guildford on Monday! We are looking forward to catching up with friends and family and are especially excited about Matthew and Vanessa's wedding. Keep an eye out for our first posting from the UK!
Oliver and William have continued to enjoy a range of Chinese food but dumplings are still a firm favourite and they are now getting very good at eating them with chopsticks!
The weather has been very hot this week with a high of 38 degress so far. We have been going out in the morning then trying to spend the afternoon somewhere air conditioned! It has dropped a bit towards the end of the week, with the locals complaining that it is cold at 24 degrees!
Sam arrived back from South Africa, where he had been staying in a hotel called The Farm. It looked beautiful and made the frequency of these business trips make sense! The boys were delighted with the photos he took of the 'farm' and its animals.
We had a Brits Abroad family afternoon in the Fuxing Park on Sunday. It was rather hot but a good number turned out and we had a treasure hunt and a game of baseball. The children were quite enjoying the baseball until the father's took over!
We have been getting very excited about our trip back to the UK and have been packing. I am a bit concerned that we will have packed according to the heat here and will be heading out for new clothes in Guildford on Monday! We are looking forward to catching up with friends and family and are especially excited about Matthew and Vanessa's wedding. Keep an eye out for our first posting from the UK!
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