Took a tour today to this ancient city located on the water canals of western Shanghai. Took an hour and a half on bus, and we were still in Shanghai......over 23 million in this city!
The village was incredible!!! Our tour guide spoke very good English and there was so much history in this area. Things dating back to BC. We toured temple, gardens, and then took a ride down the can on a gondola. Lunch in a local restaurant was excellent, but I have no idea what I ate. I did, however, drink soda out of the can.....no ice. Water here much like Mexico. Public restrooms are a hoot. A stall, sort of, with a ceramic circle over some primitive plumbing. You must squat (tough with my knees, but did it) there is a basket of small tissues that you wipe with then throw in another basket, so as not to clog up ducting. I now know to drink very little when I am out in public.
Today a friend (I met in the Detroit airport also coming over here) picked me up (she has a driver) and we met with 4 of her friends for coffee then out to lunch. We were suppose to go to the pearl market but it started to rain so we just did some local shopping. So many different sights and sounds.......smells too, but I haven't yet gotten use to them. Raw fish, poultry, frogs and eels.........ugh.
More adventures everyday....loving every minute of it.
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