DID: Woke up to construction noise & vibration at 8.30 coming from hotel renovations. Not happy, but up and out semi-early as a result.
Set off in search of theatre ticket office to book tickets to the ‘Gazillion Bubbles Show’. Got kind of sidetracked along the way, ended up with two new pairs of shoes (!), played for a bit in a playground for adults, wandered through a really random street market (selling wooden birdcages and nail clippers, mostly) before getting completely drenched in a thunder storm. Show was sold out, bought tix to an acrobat show instead.
Ran inside a shopping mall across the street to take shelter from the rain before heading to lunch. Ended up finding a super cute kids hair salon called Zusso Kids in the Isetan Department Store – so Rhys after saying ‘haircut’ incessantly for the last month finally got his wish. He picked a silver Mercedes to drive and got to watch Dora on TV while the stylist did her thing. Was fun trying to communicate with her on how to cut his hair, especially since I wasn’t really keen on the last haircut he had so it wasn’t a matter of a simple trim. The book of styles she had was no help because of course all the little boys in the photos had very straight hair. But somehow we managed and she ended up giving him a cut that was better than the one he got at home. :)
Got lost getting to lunch thanks to a buggy iphone app on Jason’s phone. (He says buggy, I say piece of crap). Walked 45 minutes to walk in a big circle – and even worse the restaurant was closed for construction.
Bit of shopping (weird – there’s a Marks and Spencer in Shanghai! Same crappy clothes and same prices as the UK. I was hoping for an M&S shopping bag that said Shanghai on it, but no such luck.)
Had a bit of a bathroom crisis when Gavin really needed to go and no porcelain-throne-style toilets could be found. Let’s just say that, in the end, the trashcan next to the hole in the ground became the receptacle of choice. Good thing he’s a boy so this doesn’t happen with every bathroom trip!
Acrobat show (called Era – Intersection of Time) was pretty amazing. Best parts for me were dueling trampoline tricks and 8 motorcycles circling a small sphere cage all at once. Gavin was thoroughly confused when there were people instead of bats (as in acro bats) on stage!!! Rhys was in a trance the whole time, might have to download the soundtrack to see if the music can work a calming spell on him at home.
ATE: Not a spectacular eats day. Breakfast in hotel room was pretty poor and they got the order wrong. Lunch @ Sweeties café in Nanjing West Road/ shopping area. Food was hit and miss, my beef and broccoli was really good, Jason’s bbq plate of pork and duck was decent, the fried rice was completely flavorless, and Gavin did not like his prawn dumplings at all. Dessert = cream puffs from Beard Papa. Pre-theater snack near the venue was the best meal of the day, stir fried green beans with a bit of hot pepper, and homemade steamed pork dumplings.
SLEPT: Hotel manager upgraded us and moved us to a different floor, which hopefully will be quieter in the morning. It’s a shame because the construction is due to last a week – we arrived on the first day of work and will leave the day before it’s complete. In the meantime hotel features such as the roof top bar, the buffet breakfast room and the Jacuzzi are closed.
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