To celebrate the start of the summer and the end to his potty training, Charlie and I took a trip to the aquarium. We had some fun checking out fish and other aquatic creatures from around the world. He seemed to really enjoy running around from exhibit to exhibit peering into each tank. It's not often its just the two of us and we had the added bonus of it being a really quiet morning at the aquarium. He made me super proud when he asked to go to the potty, fingers crossed, we haven't had any accidents! After we finished with the fish, we walked past the Oriental Pearl Tower to the Super Brand Mall, 13 floors of shops and restaurants, to pick up Charlie's reward for potty training. Unfortunately, the little man was coming down with a cold and became a bit of a zombie following me around, not even the least bit excited about his prize. We headed home for lunch, which he actually passed on, asking instead to go to bed. Luckily he was 100% in just a few days.
Having finally had it with my rock hard Chinese sofa, for the life of me I can not figure that one out, I have been looking around for replacements. Last week I took a trip to Macalline. Wow, is the only way to describe it. This is 8 floors of shops that have absolutely everything you need to finish a house once it's built. It was mostly broken up by floors, lighting, flooring, bathrooms, kitchens, and different styles of furniture. I thought to start at the top and work my way down, so I took the 7 story escalator up and wandered around. I'm continually amazed that the Chinese seem to prefer to have shops of the same kind grouped together. So, I walked past shop after shop of light fixtures on one floor, hardwood flooring and windows on another, even staircases.
There were also a lot of furniture stores, but most of them were very asian in style, or Donald Trump, with gaudy being the theme! Past all the gaudy furnishing, I made it to the floor with traditional wood Chinese furniture, which is all hand carved and truly beautiful works of art. Lucas and I hope to bring home a few pieces with us, but have no room for them in our apartment right now. Finally, on the lowest level I found shops with leather sofas and some fabric ones in a more Western style. Unfortunately, nothing really impressed me. By this time I was so done walking around this monster furniture store. Should I have found myself hungry I could have stopped in at the cafeteria or picked up a quick snack at the convenince store. I just headed home instead to rest my feet!
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