Day 2 was much more low key, and less mentally exhausting - the bargaining and haggling is hard work! We started the morning with a wholesome Element Fresh breakfast and then headed back to the Bund. I wanted to make sure Gretch actually got to see the views with less than a million people in the way. It was already busy by about noon on Sunday, but much better. We had our picture taken, but it must be on Gretchen's camera.
Next, we headed towards the YuYuan Gardens and Bazaar. In this sense, the bazaar is a bunch of shops with a bunch of China souvenirs that NO ONE needs and way to many people. It is cool, with the architecture, but no place I actually want to do any shopping! See a few pictures below:
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| Busy streets of the bazaar |
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| Yu Garden |
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| Gretchen and I at the famous Teahouse in the middle of the Yuyuan Gardens. We had a great view of the busy street below, but the tea and "tea snacks" were nothing to write home about! |
From here, we went by the South Bund Fabric Market and Gretchen enjoyed seeing all the fabric and clothes makers. We rushed back to the apartment to get her all set to head to Hongqaio, the Shanghai domestic airport for her 6pm flight to Beijing.
I had a great time with my first visitor and was very grateful to be able to share Shanghai with such an awesome friend!
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