Travel

Another great day with the expats group! It was International Women’s Day and we learned all about the traditional women’s dress called the Qipao. We started at the Shanghai Museum, toured some famous sites and ended visiting Qipao tailors.

Great day yesterday! I participated in a group tour sponsored by the SEA (Shanghai Expatriate Association). It was centered around cultural aspects of China. For the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) we went to a pharmacy. For Taoism we went to a temple. For tea we went to a Chinese Tea house where we had lunch … Continue reading »

So I haven’t spoken about the traffic in Shanghai….. Imagine the game Frogger and I am the frog! There are crosswalks and traffic signals but it is a free-for-all. Cars seem to turn right on red even if there is oncoming traffic and don’t get me started on the scooters. The scooters go every direction … Continue reading »

After a nice lunch on my own I decided to do a little shopping. But I made a newbie error – they don’t take big bills at the metro ticket machine! So after asking one person if they had change I started walking to find a little shop. I finally found a newsstand and bought … Continue reading »

Rich and I had breakfast together and then he was off to work. I worked out and then had a foot massage which was awesome! After Rich and I had lunch at a great place across from our hotel I decided to venture out to explore around the hotel. I first went into a building … Continue reading »

So we decided to go get some items for the room and headed to Carrefour (think Super Target). As you will see – the largest bunch of bananas ever and some interesting proteins!