Shanghai, Day 1

Our first day in Shanghai.

After a breakfast of noodles, cereal, boiled eggs, things that looked like chicken nuggets but were spicy, and toast(!) we set off to Shanghai Sports Stadium by foot and on the Metro trains. We got there eventually and saw a massive (about as big as ANZ Stadium at Homebush) stadium. All around the base are shops and in an area inside the stadium, but not in the main arena, they have a massive climbing wall. It's about 15 metres high! Carlie and I were able to have a final training session before the competitions start while Minah and Tahlia played badminton. Badminton is one of China's most popular sports, it's probably more popular here than cricket is in Australia!

For lunch we went to a restuarant called "Kung Fu"! It sounded exciting but the food wasn't too good, I think it's like the Chinese version of McDonalds.

This afternoon we went to the main shopping district but everywhere we go, Minah and Tahlia are treated like movie starts! So many people come up and talk to them (in Chinese so they can't understand anything) and lots of people keep asking to have their photo taken with them! I feel like I have taken Hannah Montana on holidays rather than my own daughters!

Tomorrow we go to register Carlie for the X Games. The girls and I get to watch and enjoy the games while she competes in the speed events. The X Games includes Skateboard, BMX, and Inline Skating as well as climbing. It should be huge!

I'll try to put some pictures on tomorrow.