Warm spring day

Warm spring day
Originally uploaded by arlyna.

Spring is finally here. It's great to be seeing more greens and wearing less layers of clothes. The kids are enjoying being at the Ruijin Guesthouse even more now that there are a lot things to explore. Audrey loves picking the wild flowers growing everywhere. Samuel enjoys collecting the dead leaves that has fallen on the ground.

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
Originally uploaded by arlyna.

After trying for almost 6 months to convince Simon to checkout the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium with the kids, out-of-the-blue, he suggested we go on this cold and rainy Sunday.

Both Simon and I expected this place to be a bit tacky and crowded. We were both very impressed with the whole place. Very well done. Some tanks had open top so you were really 'up close and personal' with the fishes. Both kids seemed quite amazed with the huge fishes swimming near them.

There was even a petting zone for baby sharks. We did not get to try it this time but definitely we will do the next time we go. And yes, it is definitely the place to visit again when we have ran out of places to go with the kids.