Ni Hao!
Today was a day of language struggles capped off with a western treat. I decided to do laundry in the morning...an adventure to say the least. Easy to wash, but had to hang them to dry in the fire stair, where there was no air movement. Needing to wear some of them in the evening, I knew that would not work. With help from the house cleaner using grunts, gestures, and sharades, we jerry-rigged a drying rack in my room with a stick, 2 chairs, and a couple of fans.
Pleased with my triumph, I felt confident to head to a restaurant. No english menu to be found. I did the 'ole point and pick and ended up with roast duck. Interesting, but I would not get it again.
I also visited the Shanghai Development Museum where they have a gigantic model of Shanghai in 20 years...impressive and ambitious. They also have a 360 degree VR experience where you are flying through the city.
Off to the Old Town for some tourist like shopping. Still feeling a bit hungry from my duck experience, I had read of an interesting spot in the old town where a group of Auzzi's opened up a bar-b-que restaurant in a secluded courtyard. Mmmmm. Hamburger, sausage, and Victoria Bitter. I needed that.
Thank you all for the comments...I love reading them. By popular demand, I will post pictures tonight. It have been using public computers where there is usually a line.
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3 comments:
Sounds really fab Jeff...I can see you there with the wet clothes and then the roast duck. Looking forward to the pictures!
Sounds fantastic. I can only imagine how fun it is for you. Interesting to hear about the projected city in 20 yrs, neat. Ah...VB and western comfort foods, sometimes you just need it.
Travel on Shang-Fry.
Thanks for sharing and for being our virtual traveler.
Jeff-take a shower, i can smell you from this side of the pond.
Thanks for the blogging again.
-love the pics as well.
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