Ziyun Hotel
Travel Blogs from Shanghai
October 2012
... and stuff, so that was cool. All of our kids dressed up on Halloween, and of course, they were the cutest. The American teachers dressed up, too, as well as our boss. But, the six of us were the only adults who dressed up. There are about 8 Chinese teachers and then a whole staff of cooks, ayis (cleaning ladies), a nurse, 2 secretaries and a maintenance man. And they all thought it was so funny to see us dressed up in our costumes. Some of them literally ...
So what's for lunch
... whitebait. I know it probably was not the abalone, which would apparently reach the parts even Viagra had given up on; or the cold red soup which was just a bit weird. There was a Chinese version of a Cornish pasty which is a dim sum ball containing a minced pork ball and gravy. Is there VAT on that I joked, strangely no one got that one, and a sticky rice and fruit tofu roll that tasted like super condensed Battenberg. Nice if you are into Austrian sweet cake ...
Trick or Treat!
... and plan activities for the school. Ever since I found out we were getting to celebrate Halloween with our kids I have been excited and Monday did not disappoint me. Not only did my kids have a blast (and look super adorable in their costumes) I had a lot of fun too! So here's the breakdown.
I have been teaching my kids Halloween songs since the end of September so we sang our well practiced songs to get us in the mood. One such song called 10 Little ...
Le monde en marche
... Chinois, alors si en plus ils se font piquer leurs meufs…)
Oui, la vie est facile pour un occidental à Shanghai. Il y a beaucoup de menus en anglais, même dans les boui-bouis de quartiers. Pas de « Hello » intempestifs ou de regards bizarres dans le métro. Les taxis ne crient pas au pigeon quand ils voient le gros nez de leur client. Et pour ceux qui voudraient faire comme à la maison, la ville a toutes les boutiques internationales de rigueur ...
Day 1
We arrived in Shanghai at 3PM, tired and extremely jet-lagged. I haven't been in China nor seen my grandparents in five years, so I was super excited.
I barely had time to settle in before I was whisked away to a dinner in honor of mom's birthday. We went to a restaurant that stank of cigarette smoke (in defiance of the 'No Smoking' signs) where I spent most of my time talking to grandpa and serving him food, like a good Chinese ...
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