We drove to Shanghai after the Tea Plantation and what a change! Total shack to the system coming from cities that are thousands of years old to a city that is less than 30 years old. I have to say that it is nice to see modern conveniences, especially toilets with toilet paper, soap and hand towels!! The things you take for granted….
We walked the infamous Bund, a street along the Huang Pu river lined with colonial buildings of European architecture. You feel like you are strolling down the boulevards of Paris or Vienna except that you see the Chinese rather than Roman alphabet on the signs. You can almost feel the Western influences of the old days but it is the modern Wall Street of the East. Not to minimize the beauty of this area but one look across the Huang Pu and young modern China smacks you in the face. Pudong and it’s record breaking skyscrapers provides a surreal skyline that makes your jaw drop. It looks like a photoshopped futuristic city with its colors and shapes but it is actually real!
The boys just walked around with their eyes pointed up, we had to make sure they didn’t miss a step or fall! It was a beautiful evening and we enjoyed strolling and taking in the sights the Shanghai.
I found a new kind of noodle that I’ve never had before, believe it or not. The hotel called them Shanghai Noodles but I’m sure there is a specific name for them so I took a picture of the Chinese name and hopefully can get the actual name of these noodles. They taste exactly like a noodle except they look like sliced potatoes, they have the same texture and thick chew to them as noodles do. This is on my list of new recipes to master!