....last un-clever years
As a swabian (these are a very special crowd of germans from the Württemberg area) you have to wait until 40 to get clever. Well, it's not the time yet for Stephan, but time is running. But let's tell the story in the right sequencing.

Saturday we was on the house warming party of Carmit and Noam. They moved in the same house where we're living. But no problem, there is enough space in the house. It was really nice. As Stephan gave up learning chinese, he is now figuring out, if learning scottish is easier. You see him in an intensive trianing with John during the party, ya dobber.

Carmit und Noam    Beim Schottisch Unterricht

It's very common here to take the kids out to all events. If they get tired they sleep somewhere. Lyiam by the way grew up in Tsing Tao, the city with the most popular brewery in China. You've got only two choices for beverage there: tea or beer and he doesn't like tea. By the way, he doesn't like heinecken also....

Leider kein Tsing Tao    Der Kleinste Partygast

And he has plenty of experience to keep a whole bunch of adults busy.

Kinderbelustigung    Partykids

The night before we were all together out. Starting at a spanish restaurant, moving to Harry's and as the rumor tells, some of us was also in the barstreet. So it was a long evening this night till midnight.

Burtstagssekt    Prosit, auf dass es nutzen möge
Geburtstagsknutsch    Parylöwennachwuchs

Stephan is now one year closer to get clever. Or in american words: 38 done, 2 to go. By the way, it's also a no good thing to spoil Prosecco. If you do so, you have to clean up and people are not only watching.

Beiss mich, Kratz mich, gib mir Tiernamen    Beiss mich, Kratz mich, gib mir Tiernamen

But we washed our hands in innocence and kept celebrating. So we met again the next morning for a nice brunch in the Kempinski hotel.

nix Unschuld    die üblichen Verdächtigen

The Sunday brunch buffet is famous. Different kind of chinese, european, german, japanese and some other dishes and all very delicious. Here a small fraction of the choices. There are also so exotical specialities as gummi bears.

Fisch Bar    Nudel Bar
Exotisches in China    Sehr exotisches Essen in China

It was nearly not necessary to tell the hotel staff, that it's Stephan's birthday. But after telling some people the Manager came and brought a nice and real "Coka Cola Limited Shanghai World Exhibition Gift Package 2010". Or in other words: a empty bottle of coke, 3 Pins and a sack with the opening on th bottom. Tic, but nice anyway.

Coka Cola Limited Shanghai World Exhibition Gift Package 2010    Champagner zum Hummer

Did we told you, that there was also champagne included? And that some Ladies from Wales manage to mix it with Orange juice?

The next weekend we planned a Single Malt Whiskey Night and a BBQ party, but this is a completly different story.....

Suzhou Decathlon

Decathlon...
 
...opened now in Suzhou. Quite big and it saves traveltime to Shanghai. We doubt, that everybod is allowed going in by e-bike....

Decathlon

Decathlon