Lazy Sunday...

After returning from Simatai and recharging our batteries with a big dinner and shower, we headed out to sing some karaoke.



This was the first time on the trip where I distinctly felt the language barrier. The people there did not speak a bit of English...which is fine--we've obviously been spoiled by the fact that so many Chinese know English. Which makes me wonder, how many Americans know Mandarin? Not many. It was difficult to order, because the woman waiting on us kept writing down the Mandarin characters, and we REALLY don't know those. But after with the help of three phrasebooks, some creative sign language and pointing, we ordered a round of beers for the room. (That's how karaoke bars work here--you come in a big group and you get a private room with your own TV and some pretty hilarious songs).



We laughed and sang and danced our way through some pretty big hits, but the highlight, BY FAR, was our friend Bruce (all 250+ pounds) singing "Oops I Did It Again."



We woke up late Sunday morning and Jennie and I decided it was time to cave and go in search of a Western Breakfast, capital W capital B. We found it at a delightful restaurant "Grandma's Kitchen." They had waffles, French toast, pancakes, omelettes, bacon, home fries...and the BEST- bottomless coffee! Unless you want to pay big RMB it's hard to find a good cup in the city. So we sat and lingered over breakfast and coffee and it was glorious. We read some expat magazines and made a massive to-do list of EVERYTHING we want to do before we leave.

All in all, it was just the kind of lazy Sunday we needed.