Day 1 in Shanghai

Feeling so much better today after some much needed sleep. Everyone slept strait through the night thankfully. I was sure with the time difference one of the girls would be up half way through the night- I think we were all just exhausted. After we were all up and showered ( not a small task with 6 people in a hotel) we headed off to breakfast. Patrick was thrilled to see some familiar food on the buffet!
After breakfast we met up with our guide Jennifer, who we had on our trip for Katie two years ago. We stopped at a local grocery store to stock up on water and snacks, had some lunch in our room then off to a local temple. The girls saw some women kneeling to pray and preceeded to kneel right down after them and bow. I got a cute picture of them doing this! I changed the site I upload pictures to, the link should work better this way. Click here to see all of our pictures!
It feels so good to be back here. The familiar smell in the air- all of you that have been to China know what I mean- it brings me right back to our trips for the girls. It is also exciting to see the kids experiencing all of this for the first time.
Enough for now- we are off to explore the park accross from our hotel, then to dinner at a restaurant our guide said was "safe" for us. Patrick is really looking forward to it! I will let you know what he eats tomorrow. He was very happy with a peanut butter sandwich for lunch!