June 13 Another day of Shanghai touring. Today, we started at the French secession quarter with walking, a museum and some traditional housing. We then made our way to the Shanghai Urban Planning Museum. A surprisingly large 5-story exhibition hall dedicated to, you guessed it, the planning of Shanghai. The profession seems to be more highly revered here. After, we took a stroll down Nanjing Road, a main pedestian shopping boulevard uncomfortable in its large scale and attention to foreigners. By my estimation everyone in Shanghai is selling either rolexes, bags, or shoes and any one of them could approach you at any moment to see if you’re interested in buying some of their replica objects. We had a hot pot for dinner and some drinks. Tomorrow, we leave Shanghai for Zhujiajiao, a so-called water town and the city of Suzhou.
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