Touchdown Hangzhou
We were only 1 1/2 hours late into Shanghai. Pretty good by airlines standards. Most importantly, all four bags arrived with us. Fanny was at the airport waiting with a driver and we quickly departed for our new home three hours away.
If there is a hotter, more humid place on earth, we would like to hear about it. We've been in steam baths that weren't this hot. It's amazing but thankfully we have air conditioning in the apartment. Also, there is no elevator and we live on the fourth floor. Our daily excercise is climbing up and down these stairs.
A little bit about the apartment. It has two nice size bedrooms, approximately 15 x 15 each, both with air. One is used as an office.Then there is a main living area with a couch, chair, tv/dvd + stand, a small square table with two not so great chairs and a china hutch of sorts. This space is approximately 18 x 25. The kitchen is small at around 7 x 12 with counters, small refridgerator, a microwave (sitting on top of the fridge) and other cooking implements. We don't assume that we will cook much but at least we can make some toast in the morning.
Today we met with our friend, MinXue (Shirley) and she took us to lunch and then to the local supermarket. MinXue also helped us figure out the air system, shower heating system and water cooler system as it's all in Chinese. The supermarket is three floors and sells electronics, luggage, makeup, lighting fixtures and some food too. Escalators are used to get yourself and your cart up to the next level. This place also sells food made on site as you wait so we might be visiting this next week instead of cooking or going to a restaurant. Essentially, this place is like three superTargets on top of each other.
Tonight we went out for dinner with Stephen. He and his wife, Pauline, have taught at this university for four years and he is the liason for us foreign teachers. They are from Canada, friendly and luckily for us, live one floor beneath us. He took us to a restaurant in a hotel. He's quite organized with a menu already printed out for us to help us with ordering. We know that there is more information to come from him.
That's all for now folks as it's only 8:30 PM and we are pooped. Email ya later with more.
If there is a hotter, more humid place on earth, we would like to hear about it. We've been in steam baths that weren't this hot. It's amazing but thankfully we have air conditioning in the apartment. Also, there is no elevator and we live on the fourth floor. Our daily excercise is climbing up and down these stairs.
A little bit about the apartment. It has two nice size bedrooms, approximately 15 x 15 each, both with air. One is used as an office.Then there is a main living area with a couch, chair, tv/dvd + stand, a small square table with two not so great chairs and a china hutch of sorts. This space is approximately 18 x 25. The kitchen is small at around 7 x 12 with counters, small refridgerator, a microwave (sitting on top of the fridge) and other cooking implements. We don't assume that we will cook much but at least we can make some toast in the morning.
Today we met with our friend, MinXue (Shirley) and she took us to lunch and then to the local supermarket. MinXue also helped us figure out the air system, shower heating system and water cooler system as it's all in Chinese. The supermarket is three floors and sells electronics, luggage, makeup, lighting fixtures and some food too. Escalators are used to get yourself and your cart up to the next level. This place also sells food made on site as you wait so we might be visiting this next week instead of cooking or going to a restaurant. Essentially, this place is like three superTargets on top of each other.
Tonight we went out for dinner with Stephen. He and his wife, Pauline, have taught at this university for four years and he is the liason for us foreign teachers. They are from Canada, friendly and luckily for us, live one floor beneath us. He took us to a restaurant in a hotel. He's quite organized with a menu already printed out for us to help us with ordering. We know that there is more information to come from him.
That's all for now folks as it's only 8:30 PM and we are pooped. Email ya later with more.
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