Weekend plans? (One day, someone will respond to me in the comments section below, and they will be my favorite.)
We have a couple of social engagements (yay for friends!), but other than that, we'll most likely recuperate from last weekend's hosting duties. With a bit of practice recently, we're getting our tour of Shanghai down. Here's what you can expect when you come to visit:
- A walk on the bund to see the famous Shanghai skyline, down to the Nanjing pedestrian walkway
- A trip to the fabric market to get shirts made and buy silk souvenirs
- A soup dumpling taste-test to try out different kinds from various locales
- A drink (or five) at Senator Saloon, our favorite (Prohibition Era) bar that's right around the corner from our place
- A self-guided tour through the Shanghai Art Museum (check out my most recent Instagram pics here) and/or the Urban Planning Museum (which is a lot cooler, and more fun, than its name denotes)
- A stroll through Xintiandi, the bougiest part of town (fun fact: we lived here for six weeks upon our arrival)
- A visit to the Yuyuan Garden, a tourist must
- A weekend morning crepurrito
- A stop at the Jing'an Temple for some peace amidst chaos
- And more shopping (at the fake market, the pearl market, the antiques market, the ceramics market) and more eating (Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, American, Italian, San Francisco-an)
As time goes by, we're discovering more awesome spots to add to the list. That's been the fun part.
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I am going to a 100 year old person's Birthday Party! He is on hospice and almost didn't make it last week. He choked on something and his caregiver had to perform the heimlich maneuver on him! He is a doll and looking forward to tomorrow. :-) My BF's son has a BD party for a 9 year old tomorrow too. Can't wait to see who has more fun.
ReplyDeleteOh, and its raining all weekend here. :-(
ReplyDeleteI finally figured out how to respond to you. I couldn't use my google account because I didn't know how to get past the log on page. So I am now anonymous! (it's Nermine xxoo)
Nermine, you're my favorite! xoxo
DeleteAwesome! That's my goal! xxoo
Delete"As time goes by, we're discovering more awesome spots to add to the list."
ReplyDeleteSo you're saying I should wait as long as possible to visit? ;)
I knew someone would come back with that retort! Nice try. But yes, there is some truth to it. Although there's always the option of discovering awesome spots together.
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