While I absolutely love my days off in Shanghai, sometimes I
feel guilty that Chris has to work while I am living the Shanghai life. So for Mayday holiday, I told Chris that
he had to plan his dream day off.
At first, he didn’t know where to start, so I lent him my
copy of
Shanghai Day by Day and he got down to business. After a few hours of combing through my book he
decided that he wanted to take a photo safari of Old Shanghai and eat meat.
10:26 AM- Chris finally rolls out of bed, takes a shower and
assembles his camera gear.
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| Someone wanted to cuddle. I wanted to explore. I won. |
10:50 AM- We catch a cab and arrive at Wenmiao Lu and take in
the mountains of stuff for sale.
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| If you are looking for Anime accessories, Wenmaio Lu is the place for you! |
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| If you are wanting a pet snake, look no further! I have to admit… I was creeped out! |
11:10 AM- After getting distracted by snakes and toys, we
finally reach the
Confucian Temple for the first official stop of our tour.
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| We were greeted by a statue of Confucius and some incense. |
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| A student ties a prayer to a railing while hoping for good marks. |
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| Other students had the same idea. |
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| Temples are some of the most peaceful places on earth. |
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| In the back of the temple complex, there is a teapot museum. Make sure you stop by before you leave! |
11:48 AM- We stop for post temple sugar cane juice.
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| I originally bought the juice, but it was WAY to sweet for my taste. Thank goodness Chris was willing to finish it off. |
11:56 AM- We wander through some Shikumens.
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| Who are you, and WHY are you invading my territory? |
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| One of the great things about walking through Shikumens is you never know what you will see. |
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| Oh the irony... |
12:30 PM- We visit the Dajjng Lu Temples.
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| The Baiyun Daoist Temple wasn't nearly as large as the Confucian Temple. |
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| However, I was impressed by the colorful statues. |
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| While at the temple, we checked out the last standing section of the old Shanghai City Wall. |
12:55 PM- We walk to Old Street and the YuYuan Bazar.
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| I think most of Shanghai wanted to check out the arts, crafts and other random junk on Old Street. |
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| Din Tai Fung is my new favorite xiaolongbao restaurant. I am embarrassed to say I have become a tad of a dumpling snob. |
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| After seeing so many temples, the statues of different gods all sort of run together. |
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| After the Temple of the City Gods, we were getting a little templed out. |
2:44 PM- We get distracted by more junk for sale.
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| Chris continues his quest to find the perfect notebook. |
2:51 PM- I nearly get hit by a man on a Hello Kitty ebike.
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| This man came within 3 cm of running over my feet. |
3:52 PM- We head home and take the pups out for a walk and a cocktail.
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| This was Leia's favorite part of the day! |
8:04 PM- We head to Flame for a steak dinner!
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| The fillets at Flame were awesome, and their happy hour wine specials are a great deal! |
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| The soundtrack at the restaurant was INCREDIBLE and the salted carmel banana torte was to die for! |
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| Chris and our friend Uwe develop a plan to become masters of the universe. |
I’ll be honest, I preferred tea at the Peace
Hotel more than meandering through Shanghainese Shikumens, but it was great to
see my man in his element!
