DAY 8 [ Shanghai ] : ... and Mao for Something Completly Different

Today is such great weather. The river keeps the breeze moving so the heat is not all that bad with barely any humidity.



We wandered around the Bund and saw some of the touristy sights before we headed back to the tailors for a final fitting. Everything was in order and we can pick up our finished items tomorrow. A two day turnaround on a custom suit is pretty amazing at any price.



Oki and I jumped into a taxi with Auntie Wendy to meet up with Uncle Monte. We went out for steak at a favorite spot of theirs. The food is good and I got to try some new things that looked back at me while I ate it's insides out.

The taxi drivers drivers are encased in a giant plastic, Soup Plantaion like sneezeguard.



Lots of men on the streets doing the 'APS' or 'Asian Power Squat'.



Someone suggested we see some of the night markets where for a couple bucks you can buy Louis Vitton, Cartier, Channel and on and on. It was quite an assault of street people asking "Wanna buy some DVD? Wanna nice purse? Rolex Rolex Rolex?"





After sitting at a bar for a bit and watching the local hookers attempt to get a 'date', we hit a hot pot place with a new Szechuan friend. Szechuan is a region of china where all the spicy food comes from and she insisted we GO SPICY. I don't think I have ever been in so much pain. The food is amazing but the burn is almost unbearable. I think this meal might come back to haunt me later...