So, we are both feeling great, sleeping through the night, and really haven't had to deal with jet lag, thanks to "No Jet Lag" on the flights and ZzzQuil for the first three nights. Matt says he felt he was getting sick the other day, and he did end up sleeping for like 18 hours straight!
Sunday was Lindsay's first day of work, which consisted of one hour of orientation about housing, cell phones (which we already had), and banking. The rest of the day was free, so we did a little grocery shopping at the mall next door. Here are some pictures from our shopping excursion:
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| Kids cooking set for only $5.45 |
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| Digestives! Lindsay missed these from Hong Kong! Matt said they were in Germany too, but he never tried them because of the name. He WILL be trying them here! |
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| Just the cutest little boys' clothes ever! |
And that was when we realized that there are huge signs saying, "No pictures." Oops! Hahaha... Lindsay wanted to take pictures of Pocari Sweat (the drink she loved from Hong Kong) and her favorite fruit in the whole world, mangosteen (although they don't look very appetizing here... maybe they aren't in season). So, we took pictures out in the mall of the cool signs that were in Arabic and English:
Red Lobster
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| Tim Hortons (for Erin) |
Starbucks
Build-a-Bear
And then some really funny signs:
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| Trolley? That is SO much better than "shopping cart"! |
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| Don't smoke or you will die! |
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| Keep the walls looking nice! |
And here are some pictures of our hotel room at the Grand Millennium Al Wahda:
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| These beds are so comfortable and LONG! |
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| We get complimentary bottled water and have a mini fridge. |
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Our bathroom has a bidet! So... fancy? HAH!
Lindsay loves this bathtub. It is really deep and has a handheld shower head. |
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| Lindsay's cosmetics consume the counter top near the sink and bathtub. |
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| Matt sits at the desk, staring at his computer screen. |
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| Our tiny closet. Surprisingly, we got most of our clothes in there. :) |
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| This is on our ceiling. It points the direction to face while praying. |
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| Camel Milk! One of the many options at breakfast. We tried it, and it tastes like watered down milk with a bit of a kick. |
Congrats on the big move, you two! Michael and I just moved to Shanghai and it is also quite the adventure. And I love that you love mangosteen--I saw some on the corner last night, so I'll have to stop and get some. Best of luck!
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