We went to Merry Super Happy Water Park on Saturday with about 60 other westerners from ISB and WAB. We all drove in a big long convoy of about 14 four wheel drives and must have been quite a sight for the guards at the gate to the car park.
The water park is huge with numerous pools, one of which is a very large wave pool complete with huge, floating human/hamster balls. There is a great water castle for the kids to play on, but it is only great until you get up close and see how rusty it is. M didn’t really get into the spirit of things and stayed close to her mother and me; maybe she was thinking she didn’t want to get a tetanus shot. Despite being a bit substandard, we had a fun time and if the kids were a bit older it might be worth going again.
Leaving was a Chinese experience all of its own as I had to line up three times to give things back, update my account and pay. Sheesh, what price full employment.
ISB = International School Beijing
WAB = Western Academy Beijing
Sounds fun.
On an unrelated note, good to see you participating in Blackout Week.
Comment by Kurt — January 25, 2010 @ 11:13 am
^ this.
Comment by chelle — January 25, 2010 @ 11:33 am
oh I don’t know, the name sounds better than Jamberoo recreation park !
Comment by Dennis — January 25, 2010 @ 8:50 pm
Isn’t it the middle of winter there?
Comment by Shannon — January 26, 2010 @ 1:08 am
Did Lukie have a good time too or was he at home with the Ayi?
Comment by Grammy — January 26, 2010 @ 5:50 am
Luki was a good boy floating around in his giant inflatable bee. It is winter but this place is indoors.
Comment by Zombie Master — January 26, 2010 @ 8:09 am
There are heaps of indoor play centres and pools etc here, so having fun with the kids is well-catered for. The amazing thing is how expensive they all are. The pool cost about €11 to get per adult, although the kids were free. Most other play-centres etc charge similar prices. We found it to be quite pricey, so I wonder how on earth average Chinese people would find it? And if it is priced out of reach of the average Chinese, who are their clientele? There aren’t enough expats, I don’t think, and while the Chinese middle-class is growing I didn’t think there would be enough of them either…
On another note, I have a cute picture of Em at the pool which I will try to post asap.
Comment by Alex — January 26, 2010 @ 11:47 am