Weekend in Shanghai!!

What a great weekend! This past friday was a national holiday in China, QingMing (the tomb sweeping festival) so there was no school on friday. So with the long weekend, Mallory and I set out for Shanghai. We flew up there and met up with our friend Andrew (a friend who helped us out by showing us around Guangzhou during our first 2 weeks) who goes to college in Shanghai. He and his roommate Jack led us around Shanghai for the weekend. Here is a little rundown of our weekend:

Friday

• Went to Cheng Huang Miao - old temples that have been revamped/rebuilt and turned into a shopping center.
• Went to Nan Jing Lu - a pedestrian street that is lined with shops and stores.
• Saw the Wai Tan (The Bund) and took a river cruise on the Huang Pu River at night to see Shanghai at night! Very awesome!

Saturday

• Went to the Shanghai City Museum - Saw the history of shanghai from it's earliest days until now. There was also a South American art exhibit there plus a Rembrandt exhibt there as well.
• Went to the People's Square - big shopping and tourist center.
• Went to Xu Jia Hui - a part of town where we relaxed at starbucks for a while.
• Went SKIING!! We went to an indoor ski slope!! That was so much fun!

Sunday

• Went up into the Oriental Pearl Tower - We were up about 260+ meters overlooking Shanghai and The Bund. It was a bit foggy but still an amazing view!

Then Sunday at 3:45 we flew back! The weekend went WAY too fast! We loved it in Shanghai and didn't want to leave. It is such a beautiful city and the weather was great! It is still a little cool there and its not humid at all compared to Guangzhou. So it was great! But it was a bit bittersweet because we are afraid that may be the last time we get to see our friend Andrew! :(

Anyway, I have posted pictues on my flickr site. So rather than me rambling on about all the things we did, just go check those out! :)

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