The feeling of the place was so lively and the people were extraordinarily friendly. There were all different feeling pockets in each neighborhood, each with a different influence.
The food was my favorite in all of china. 3 Photos here of my first dumplings and my favorite meals:
The people and the scenery were amazing, too, and I saw my first crazy chicken killing cart EWWW!
I had many pantomime/crazy--flailing-white-lady moments that were true crack ups! Navigating the huge chinese shopping centers while buying clothing for model-size women and trying to explain to the clerks "Yeah, I KNOW that won't fit me" was overwhelmingly HILARIOUS.
4 Videos (don't miss the wig video.... the nice old Chinese lady made me do it!) here:
http://rebeccad.smugmug.com/Other/ShanghaiVideo-1/14827916_kVUVn
xxo.
So great to get a look at Shanghai - and timely, too. I've just been reading Kazuo Ishiguro's *When We Were Orphans,* set in Shanghai of the 1920's. Not quite the same thing, I realize, but makes me feel sort of in the same place with you. I loved the wig video! Flashbacks to your teenage experiment with peroxide. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThe restaurants were:
ReplyDelete- Jesse's
- Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant Dumpling place in Old Town Area
- Jade Garden