Day 22 : familiar faces in Shanghai
The taxi driver who took us to the Jade Buddha Temple was a Barbara Streisand fan. I can't say we actually enjoyed the music in the car but at least we recognized it.
The Jade Buddha was beautiful - a huge piece of solid jade carved into a Buddha statue. But once again we wondered how monks can be monks amongst the tourists. The Temple shop was set up in the middle of statues where people were praying and placing incense (no lighting allowed). As we were leaving, we saw a couple monks coming back with their shopping bags. Jerome also found the portrait of someone he knows (see photos).
We still hadn't looked at computers so when we left the Jade Buddha, we went to an electronics shopping mall. Forgetting it was the weekend, we walked into an ocean of pushy shoppers and loud salespeople. We left empty handed about 15 minutes later.
During the taxi ride to the mall, we had seen an inviting bar in the French Concession. We wrote down the address but, as usual, couldn't find it. At the end of our patience, and after being bitten by fleas while we looked at cheap DVDs, we decided to trust the Lonely Planet guide and went to an Irish bar a few blocks away. We ended up in what must be Shanghai's expat haven. Behind the gates, we found dozens of tables and benches and a huge TV screen. There was a rugby match so we settled in with a couple pints of beer and enjoyed the familiar environment.
For dinner, we actually knew where we were going because we accidentally found it while we were lost looking for something else. It was Guyi Hunan Restaurant - recommended by a virutal person on the Thorntree. Thanks yorkiebear! The food was great...smoked pork with preserved radish (a mix of spicy, sweet, smoky and salty all in one dish) and a "hotpot" of an entire duck with chili, onion and other spices. With this meal, we were ready to leave Shanghai...
Click here to watch Rugby
The Jade Buddha was beautiful - a huge piece of solid jade carved into a Buddha statue. But once again we wondered how monks can be monks amongst the tourists. The Temple shop was set up in the middle of statues where people were praying and placing incense (no lighting allowed). As we were leaving, we saw a couple monks coming back with their shopping bags. Jerome also found the portrait of someone he knows (see photos).
We still hadn't looked at computers so when we left the Jade Buddha, we went to an electronics shopping mall. Forgetting it was the weekend, we walked into an ocean of pushy shoppers and loud salespeople. We left empty handed about 15 minutes later.
During the taxi ride to the mall, we had seen an inviting bar in the French Concession. We wrote down the address but, as usual, couldn't find it. At the end of our patience, and after being bitten by fleas while we looked at cheap DVDs, we decided to trust the Lonely Planet guide and went to an Irish bar a few blocks away. We ended up in what must be Shanghai's expat haven. Behind the gates, we found dozens of tables and benches and a huge TV screen. There was a rugby match so we settled in with a couple pints of beer and enjoyed the familiar environment.
For dinner, we actually knew where we were going because we accidentally found it while we were lost looking for something else. It was Guyi Hunan Restaurant - recommended by a virutal person on the Thorntree. Thanks yorkiebear! The food was great...smoked pork with preserved radish (a mix of spicy, sweet, smoky and salty all in one dish) and a "hotpot" of an entire duck with chili, onion and other spices. With this meal, we were ready to leave Shanghai...
Click here to watch Rugby
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