After anticipating leaving on Friday we actually postponed our departure. Craig wasa to say the least very tired and had also made a trip to the school doctor for feeling particularly unwell. We stuck to western food that night to upset his stomach as little as possible.
I gave him my bed and shared Izzie's. This didn't give either of us much sleep as we ended up in giggles after trying to terrify each other. I also had an early phonecall reminding me that I was to teach at 9am but to ask whether I would ask Izzie if she wanted to teach at 8.30. She definitely did not.
The lessons went well, a little bit extra cash in hand. After eventually getting the pair out of bed around midday, we went for some noodles at a street vendor. This was just after forcing Craig to try the octopus balls which in all fairness aren't that bad. We packed and said goodbye and got ourselves on a train to Shanghai. It was along journey and not all that interesting, as train journeys rarely are but it passed amiably enough. I was luckier than the other two. I was in a seperate train carriage away fromt he screaming child that they had to put up with.
We havn't done an awful lot today. It took us a while to find a hostel, where the newlock for my luggage got stuck and had to be plied open by the hostel owner with his toolbox. then we had a late lunch. We thought maybe we would look at a nearby museum until we saw the queue to get in so we setted for a walk in the park, some bumper cars and a stroll along the bund. Again, with the full intention of intorducing him to local cuisine, we offered Craig squid on a stick. he reluctantly tried it and promptly spat it back out again. Poor thing.
We are off for some dinner soon. We have full intentions of staying awake to watch the germany vs. spain match tonight =)
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