Although the apartments were carefully furnished to suit our western expectations better, we were still a few items short to make this habitable. Mr. Lou and his sedan drove us cross-town to IKEA. It is the store of choice to send the foreigner to for home furnishings. It is somewhat humorous that we traveled all the way to China and still supply our home from the Swedish store. The blue and yellow building stood out in a sea of glass and muted tone buildings housing a large outlet shopping complex with marque signs for many well-known and familiar American stores. Are we still in Chongqing?
In about an hour, we picked out the things we needed to set up our Chinese home. Bob remarked it felt like being newlyweds, choosing between white and blue plates, small or large water glasses, and evaluating the merits of different cookware.
Lukas and Noah tried the soft serve ice cream cones, and if the craving for meatballs becomes overwhelming, we know where to find a bag.
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