It was a pretty good flight, considering we got the first row behind the headboard seats. It was a full flight from Chicago to Shanghai.
We have pretty bad jetlag - got up 3am the first morning then 5 this morning. It's hot and muggy here. But it's nice for the first time on vacation, we don't actually need a schedule and just go wherever we feel like that day. Today Brent is going to work most of the day as the house is empty (my aunt and uncle are on vacation so he can use the internet connection and the office space etc). I'm going shopping, which I never do on other vacations or even in NY.
There are so many nice pretty clothes here, and some tacky ones too. We went to Zhongshang Park mall yesterday and went to this trendy restaurant for lunch - there's a special for Y25 per person all you can eat appetizers. Turns out very very slow. We ended up only having a pot of tea (which was Y28 but very nice) and three dishes in 1.5 hours and paid a la cart and got up and left. We couldn't wait any longer. We ended up going to the Bund (Wai Tan) and it is totally different from what I remembered!
You can really live large here too. There are so many expensive things too. There's a Gorgio Armani at the Bund. All the tri-band cell phones are $200 (US) and up. That's a lot considering the average wage here.
I tried to put this on my blog, but can't get into the website. Wonder why...
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2 comments:
hello sweet monster. welcome to blogging!!!!!
i liked shanghai. damn hot.
yeah, glad to catch up you guys here.. did you get my email about www.ctrip.com ?
Enjoy Shanghai, lots of nice clothes and food in a very large price range
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