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We moved to Changzhou today!

Our 3 day quarantine in Shanghai is over!  We're now in a hotel in Changzhou--the city we will be living in.  It is a *small* city for China--only 4 million people.  The little we have seen of the city we really like; much more than we liked Shanghai.  It's not as nice of a hotel as the one in Shanghai and we're quite tight.  There is a king sized bed, a stow-away bed and a small couch--the perfect size for a 4 year old, and don't forget our 16 pieces of luggage to take up space.   I'm pretty sure plenty of squabbles will arise because of that and the fact that quarantining 14 days living out of suitcases is a bit demanding emotionally.  We have yet to figure out the sleeping arrangements....   But we've got a way better view, better food, hot water and since Changzhou isn't in lock down, there is activity on the streets--so free entertainment!   But the best news of the move is we are together! 

After 14 days here, we'll quarantine 7 more days in our apartment. That will be nice!

PS...my photos and videos are not working well. Hopefully I can get that worked out soon so I can add pictures of our journey as well. 

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