The past two days have been very nice clear sunny days. The view from our house is a little deceiving however because it is still chilly outside. I went for a long walk along the water front yesterday. It was wonderful and I really missed my walking buddies from our marathon training days.

Jane helped us again yesterday with our new phone. We purchased two new wireless phones that have message capabilities. And....of course we could not read the instructions so Jane helped us figure out how hear our messages and how to put a greeting on the answering machine. Simple things......much effort!!

It is really hard for us to think that Easter is this Sunday. We are feeling very removed from our normal Lenten activities and spiritual connection to this celebration. We have not been drawn to the Churches here and are finding it a challenge to attend. I brought a few Easter eggs with us and they are in a bowl on our coffee table. This is our simple reminder that it is Easter. Speaking of spiritual connection.....we would love to hear how God is working in your life. We are all feeling a little spriturally empty. Abi is out of school on Good Friday so we are planning an overnight trip to a small town about 1 hour outside of Shanghai.

This is the view from our window yesterday. It was a three bridge day...if you look really hard you can see Nanpu (most obvious), the Lupu bridge (worlds longest arch bridge....white arch off to the right of Lupu and through the buildings), and the Shupu (look in the far distance between the poles of the Nanpu bridge. Also notice the number of ships on the river.....they are really fun to watch.

This is a picture looking to the right of or front windows. This is a good view of The Bund which is a famous place in Shanghai. The architecture is very English.....because......the English occupied this area of Shanghai a long time ago.

This is another funny sign that was hanging in the women's bathroom in JinQiao. I think it is supposed to say....Please Keep Clean. Instead....once you go into the bathroom you can never leave because you have to "keep Cleaning"????

Sunset on Tuesday