A little family time

I was up early this morning and took advantage of some alone time. I headed to the gym around 6:15 and had the entire place to myself. After my workout I wanted to soak in the hot tub and then shower before heading for home. When I entered the locker room, I found two of the club housekeepers soaking their feet in the hot tub. I laughed and they blushed before racing out of there.

When I got back home, Mark and the girls were awake. I made breakfast for the family and then everyone got ready for our day. We made it to IKEA just past 10 and pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. Unusual around here. We picked up a few things for the house to make it feel a little more homey. Our sea container should arrive soon and we hope it makes it out of customs by the end of the month.

We headed off to Xintiandi. An area of town with restaurants, sidewalk cafe's, boutiques and art vendors. There are also several bars which offer entertainment at night. We had lunch at Paulaner Brauhaus, a traditional German restaurant. We walked around the shops some before heading for home. The weather was beautiful. I feels like it gets warmer by the day here.

Just a side note...here is a picture of our "garbage man". Trash gets picked up twice daily by this guy on his bike.