I thought I should post a few more pictures of our place... last time I just posted pics of the inside of our apartment, but the entryway and outside is nice-looking too.
"This is the outside of our building... it's 24 stories high, which is not uncommon for Shanghai housing. We're on the 9th floor, which feels really high as we're used to living on the 2nd floor in Vancouver. If you look really carefully you can see a unit with a bunch of laundry hanging out on the left side, close to the bottom. Our place is one to the left of that and up about 5 floors."
"This is the outer area in front of our building's entry. Our building is on the left, and the red & white buildings you see in the background are part of the Crowne Plaza Hotel... our neighbors!"
"The foyer of our building. You have to kind of check in with security in the foyer, plus get thru a security checkpoint off the main road when you come to our building. No big deal for us (we don't have to show our passports or anything), but it keeps the weirdos out I guess!"
"Here is the station (our home office) that brings you these blogs and our Vancouver phone line. The # once again is 604.248.5191 and it's FREE for you to call if you're calling from the Vancouver area... try it! Just remember, we're 15 hours ahead..."
"And finally, the jumble of wires, cables, and boxes, that powers the whole technological operation. It was a trick getting it all set up, I tell ya!"So there you have it...
Tomorrow is Andrew's 32nd birthday... very exciting! I'm still trying to figure out exactly what to do for him that would be really special or out-of-the-ordinary as he doesn't want or need anything, and he's happy with just about any type of food I give him... any creative ideas, please let me know!"
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