Living in a Material World and (my husband's) a Material Boy

(Note: not sure what up with the pictures - but I think you can still double click on them and they will come up in a different screen for you to view until we get this site fixed!!)




After recovering from the Yu Garden bargaining maddness we got up Saturday morning and headed to the fabric market so Phil could get a second fitting for his zuit suit and make arrangements for me to pick the stuff up the following week. In the process, Will decides he likes the material that Phil picked for his suit. SO Will decides to get measured for another suit, 2 more shirts and some corduroy pants (cool ones okay?). We made it out of there in about an hour - its a metrosexual miracle!

Time is growing short before Phil has to leave for the airport but plenty of time for our next stop to Dragonfly Spa. I chose my normal head/shoulders/foot massage for an hour. However, I let the boys splurge on a 4 handed one hour oil massage. I should have requested that they get 4 males to rub their hands all over them, but I was nice. They said it was great! We were all relaxed by that point and just wanted a "lite Tai Tai lunch." I played it safe and took them to Element Fresh - pretty much guaranteed not to get you sick - their kitchen is emaculate!

The final adventure was the Maglev Train back to the airport. Ah yes, the fastest train in the world and the first one was successfully built in Shanghai. This puppy goes 428km/hr (that is about 268mph). It just has a dull hum and boy is it cool. So if you have the chance when YOU ALL COME TO VISIT - we'll have to take it. It takes just under 8 minutes to go 30km (18.6 miles).

After we said our goodbyes, Will and I took the Maglev and then transferred to the metro back to our new home sweet home in Shanghai and fell into bed. It was a whirlwind visit, but very nice to see a familiar face. Thanks Phil - hopefully we'll get your clothes to you and Nick by Christmas time!