Hello everyone! We are in Shanghai! We apologize for the sparse blog postings, it is sometimes hard to get on the internet here.
So far we have found Shanghai to be more modern and westernized than Beijing. We have even come across some western toilets in public places - quite the surprise! We have been eating our fill of Chinese food, but last night we just needed something familiar, so we hit up Pizza Hut, which turned out to be great! Pizza Hut is pretty fancy here, they even have pasta dishes and ice cream sundaes, which we took advantage of, of course!
Today we visited the Old Section of Shanghai, which as usual consisted of some very pretty gardens and about a million little shops selling everything you can imagine, and some that you probably could not until you saw it. Yesterday we visited the Shanghai Museum, the Bund (walking area along the river), and Nanjing Road Shopping Area, which reminded us of Times Square (lots of neon, tons of people, etc) The first night we were here, we saw a Chinese acrobat show, which was amazing! It had contortionists, plate spinners, knife throwers, a magician, jugglers, and crazy acrobats that did incredible feats. Somehow we ended up with front row seats even though we only bought our tickets a few hours beforehand. Hmm.....and on Tuesday we went on a day trip to Suzhou ("the Venice of the East") organized for us by Jess's mom, who accompanied us on the tour. We experienced first-hand the insane amount of traffic here (yes, I think it was worse than the Beltway and certainly included way more horn-blowing) and saw some beautiful gardens, took a boat trip, and visited the silk factory, where of course we were conned into buying more silk. Anyone want some silk? Please contact us when we get home.
Tomorrow we are off to Hong Kong, our last stop (sniff!). We hear it is pretty warm there, which we are excited about. So far it has been much colder than we expected in Beijing and Shanghai, and we are really tired of wearing the same clothes all the time, since most of us only brought two warm outfits. We hear it has been around 80 degrees in DC, so we are very jealous of you all back home! Think good thoughts and send us some sun in Hong Kong!
Lots of love from China, talk to you soon!
3 comments:
Wow! It looks like you are having a very full and fun adventure. Can't wait to hear more once you return! Hope the weather is sunny and warm for the rest of your trip.
Funny, you all left one circus (BTA) only to get front row seats at another. The Shanghai circus sounds like vegas on steroids! Did you participate at all? I have this great image of quiet, little Phan blowing fire!
For all the cash your dropping on silk you should consider starting an import/export biz upon your return. The only silk garment I'd request is too gauche to request.
The cold you left in Shanghai has found its way to us in DC. I went to the NATS game last night and the game-time temp was 48. I got to snuggle with the big fat guy next to me to conserve heat.
Hope Hong Kong is the best for last! Hurry back, everyone misses you all!
Love the pics! You all look great! Continue having a wonderful time and shop til you drop! The weather here is about 40 so your not missing much. See you soon.
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