Shanghai

We just THOUGHT Beijing was busy, but it was NOTHING compared to the amount of people in Shanghai! Of course, Shanghai IS the largest city in China. And it is so different from Beijing - almost like one is not even in China but maybe in a place like Singapore instead. It is undoubtably very western.

We spent 3 nights in Shanghai. The first day we got in late so we just did a self guided walking tour down the Bund. Along the way we stopped at Subway :) for dinner and then treated ourselves to ice cream for dessert.

The second day we went to cloth market and loaded up on reasonably priced Chinese clothes for Wren in different sizes. Then it was off to the French Concession. Along the way we found a tasty spot for lunch called the Urban Soup Kitchen. Once in the French Concession (an area that is now a revitalized shopping/eating area), we visited a traditionsl home that showed how upper class Shanghai families lived during the 1920's.

On our walk to 7-11 (of course Jason would find a slurpee in China), we came across some cross-dressing men putting on a show in a park. They were drawing quite a crowd!

Then it was more shopping - handmade Chinese slippers, silk fans, etc - and finally off to Shanghai Circus World to see the 7:30pm acrobatic show. This was the highlight of Shanghai for Wren and it was quite a sight to behold.

Our last full day in Shanghai we went to the 2010 World Expo. The China Pavillion was GIGANTIC and a sight to behold. Many of the big pavilions had wait times of 2,3 and more hours so we were content going to some of the smaller pavilions like North Korea, East Timor, the Maldives, Libya, and more. We ended the night at a fancy Indian restaurant which was too pricy but the food was good.

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