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Shanghai Sites (take 2)

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The weather today was great despite rain being in the forecast, so we headed down town so that JP could see some of Robyn's favorite sites.  To get the most out of the sunny skies we first headed over to the Bund, which has just opened this past Sunday after renovations. Now you are able to walk along the river and see Pudong and the Bund from a nice promenade. We walked down most of the promenade enjoying the weather and sites heading in the direction of the Yu Gardens. Before entering the Yu Garden area we stoped for lunch at Din Tai Fung, known for their spectacular dumplings.

In the middle of Shanghai, in amongst towering skyscrapers is an area built in old pagoda style buildings. Nixon visited here on his historic trip! There's a pleasant zig-zagging walkway over a pond filled with giant goldfish. It would be quite peaceful were it not for the mass of people. Even on a weekday it was pretty busy. Aside from the walkway there are tons of shops selling all manner of useless trinkets. You have to constantly tell vendors "bu yao" ("do not want"), but it's survivable. There's a for-pay area of the actual gardens, but we didn't go in. We figured we would be visiting this place again with Betsey and David

After the Yu Gardens, we took a taxi to the Shanghai Museum. This is a (FREE) four story building (shaped like an ancient bronze pot) that houses tons of ancient Chinese cultural pieces. There are examples of various ancient Chinese cultural garments, jade carvings, copper pieces, pottery and many others. Don't worry, if you ever want to visit this museum, just take a look at the 126 pictures JP took while we were there!  Also in the museum was an unexpected special treat; an exhibit just opened with artwork on loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy! It was like a trip down memory lane of our trip to Florence!
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