Saturday morning flaneuring in Jinqiao...

This year, we were paired up as pen pals with two new Concordia teachers, the Willisons. On Saturday morning, we showed the Willisons some of our favourite neighbourhood spots including Lynn's Coffee Shop (with its colourful chandeliers), the lake, the Ming-era temple and the canal bike paths. It was a fun way to share some of favourites, even though it was incredibly hot (50 degrees with the humidex factored in... phew!).  

Back to blue skies in Shanghai...

We've been back in Shanghai for one week and the weather has been amazing: sunny days, fabulous blue skies, puffy white clouds and beautiful AQI. Yes, it's been hot (with the humidex, today felt like 45 degrees) but it's been wonderful. It's been so nice to catch up with friends and prepare for students to arrive this coming week. Today, Saturday, we took advantage of the gorgeous weather to visit two temples in Puxi, the Jingan Temple and the Jade Buddha Temple, and then soak up views of the Pudong skyline at the Bund. It's been a great start to 2016/17.   :)

Amazing Iceland...

Brian and I just spent 8 glorious days exploring Iceland. What a beautiful country! We drove along the Ring Road and saw numerous waterfalls, cliffs, glaciers and more. Wow. It was simply stunning from start to finish. We met wonderful people, hiked on a glacier and in a canyon, saw unbelievable basalt column formations and lava formations, marvelled at ice bergs in a glacier lake, floated in geothermal hot springs and spent an entire afternoon in Reykjavik sampling local food. We absolutely fell in love with Iceland.