It's a lazy Sunday morning over here today. The humidity is insane, so after a long day of being tourists yesterday, we taking it easy today.
Yesterday, we took a taxi to People's Square on Nanjing Road. We walked around the square, taking a look at quite a few of the art exhibits that were outside the art museum. Afterwards, we visited Kohler's Design Center. It just opened up this year, and it was beautiful. Not nearly as many products on display as the Design Center in Kohler, but the building itself was gorgeous. Next, Stephen Lu (colleague here in China) drove us to a restaraunt for some dim sum. I forget the name of the restaraunt in Chinese, but it translated to something like 'Rice Heaven'. So far, it was my favorite meal. From breaded/fried fruits that I never even heard of before, to shrimp dumplings, and even chicken feet! I have to say I tried the chicken feet, and I wasn't a fan. They were way to hard to eat with chopsticks!
After lunch, we took the subway and visited the underground "ripoff" markets. I was expecting something like a flea market, but I was wrong. It was set up just like a mall in the US, but it was in the subway. The "fun" part was that everyone is expected to barter. So I did a bit, got a deal on 2 items, notsomuch on a third, but oh well. After shopping, we jumped into a taxi and took a short break back at the hotel.
That night, I wanted to be a little adventurous and find something fun to do besides go to some restaraunt/bar. With the help of google (and no help to the hotel staff), we found Shanghai Acrobatic show that happens every night. We jumped back into a taxi, back to the subway, and then walked a bit and got to the theater. We were able to get 5th row seats for $30 USD. Before the show, we got some quick sandwhiches and smoothies at a local restaraunt. The acrobatic performance was great. It was like a lower budget Cirque de Soliel. The music wasn't live, but the performers themselves were excellent.
I'm not sure what we'll be up to tonight - but it likely will just be me and Pete. Stephanie heads home this afternoon, and Erich arrives from California this evening. Next week gets quite hectic for me as I start to travel to various suppliers. I'll blog about that tomorrow. For now, I'm going to try and finish my homework for the week so I don't have to worry about anymore until I'm back in Wisconsin.
Later!
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