June 12 Today, we toured around in Shanghai. First, we went to Pudong, the new burgeoning world-class skyscraper district and checked out the surroundings from a tower observation deck. Tower in the park is alive and well. Second, we visited the Xintiandi District. Basically, a Shanghai version of Faneuil Hall, old city fabric repurposed for high end retail. Third, we went to some very nice traditional Chinese gardens with special rocks that were almost certainly “lucky”. We milled around the surrounding street markets and had jasmine and love butterfly tea in a traditional Chinese tea house. The touring finished with a river cruise with the Pudong skyscrapers on one bank and classical architecture of the Bund on the other, there were even fireworks. We had a drink to end the day with an unexpected performance by Phillipino lounge singers.
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