Here are a few more photos from around our compound. This afternoon we have a special visitor arriving, and I hope that she will explore the area just outside our compound with me so that you can see the contrasts!
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| The free shuttle that takes us into town. |
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| The Shanghai American School (on right) from the main road. |
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| The community playground. There are also playgrounds at the school. |
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The smaller community pool. It is open until the end of October,
but it is already too cold to swim. |
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The compound store.It is small, but offers enough variety that I
really have no excuse not to cook dinner each night. |
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Just beyond the fence are the high school sports fields.
Baseball, soccer and track. |
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The Shanghai Links Clubhouse. It has 2 restaurants and hotel
rooms. But like many things in China, it always feels eerily
empty. The golf course looks to do pretty good business, however. |
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The community club house. Work-out facilities, meeting room,
play area for kids. Foosball table, tennis courts. |
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The larger community outdoor pool, this one is favored by
aka The Works and The Paying Customer. |
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Cannot really tell from the photo, but the ocean is just
beyond this fence. |
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A typical street in the compound. Lots of wide open spaces.
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How close are you guys to the ocean?
ReplyDeleteWe are walking distance (750 ft as the crow flies) from the ocean. From the second story of our house, we can see ships passing by. The rolling terrain of the golf course between the house and the ocean blocks our view of all but the tallest ships from ground level. There is a beach about 3 km away, but we have never gone to it. Can't imagine wanting to swim there, with all the cargo ship traffic and brown water. But we do enjoy the constant breezes and ship horns.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place! Ships are fun to watch.
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