Allison and I arrived home last Saturday--tired and happy! We started in Shanghai for a couple of days. It was hot but, it kept raining so that helped a lot. All I did was drink bottled water in order to not get dehydrated. We stayed at a youth hostel right behind the Marriott. It had a small bridge in the courtyard with Imperial Carp swimming in the pool and best of all - our room had air conditioning! What a pleasant surprise!
One of the first places I wanted to see was the area known as "The Bund". I had read about it in a book by Jean Fritz, Homecoming that I had used for a Mother-Daughter Book Club years ago. Unfortunately, the view of the Huangpu River,which is a branch of the Yangtze River, was blocked by all of the construction, but we could still see the amazing buildings across the river.
I did not know that Shanghai is full of shopping areas--high rise malls are all over the place! You could move from one mall to the next! We even found a Hershey's Chocolate Store! Ymmmm!
Shanghai is full of parks! The park near our hostel had several amusement rides and lots of paths to follow. We wandered around and ended up in an area where the gentlemen were playing cards or checkers. Very serene! Lots of very large lily pads too!
More to come!
