I had a bit of free time today before I met up with my tour,
so I decided to hit up some of the sights in Shanghai. My first stop was the
People’s Park. On the weekends, this park hosts a marriage market where parents
essentially create dating profiles for their children and then connect with
other parents who have done the same. The number of parents and grandparents
looking for these matches was unbelievable!
After spending some more time meandering through the park, I headed over to the Shanghai Museum. I enjoyed the painting and calligraphy sections the most.
That night I met up with my tour group through Intrepid Travel. I met up with my group of 12 travelers that I will be with for the next 9 days. We went out to dinner together where we had a shared style meal around a large lazy susan. I got to see the value of the last 10 weeks of chopstick practice, as the dishes twirled by. :D We had so many delicious dishes with so many varieties of veggies, meat, noodles and rice.
Our last stop of the night was down to the Bund-a historic walking area that is especially electric at night. It was quite the skyline!
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