I met an American, Kate, on the teacher bus a few weeks ago. Her boys are 8 and 11, so we agreed to get them together. They go to a bouncy place each weekend. Last weekend we went on a Sunday afternoon. It was packed with mostly little kids, but Ben and the boys had a great time and got very sweaty. This was followed by pizza and a visit to Awfully Chocolate which had an amazing salted caramel brownie!
As it got into the 90’s we returned to the Shanghai Museum, which was so cool we actually had to put on another layer. We saw the traveling Tate Britain collection of British nature paintings from 1700-1960. We saw ancient to modern jade carvings from 6000 BCE to about 1800. We also saw a collection of traditional clothing and master craftsmanship from the many ethnic minority cultures in China, mostly around 1900’s. Then of course we re-visited the tea house which has good lattes and treats, and is necessary for sitting in between viewing collections.
We also visited the Pudong area of modern skyscrapers and malls, across the river from the traditional Bund area.
We went up in the Jin Mao Tower to the 56th floor where you can have lunch while seeing the view; the whole restaurant exterior walls are windows; even the restroom has a larger window. This was very nice. We viewed many fancy restaurants and a plush hotel as we made our way to the our restaurant. Afterward, we walked back along the beautiful elevated pedestrian walkway and stopped in at a mall, since you have to walk through it to continue to the Metro. We found many restaurants there, including another chain of Awfully Chocolate. We made plans for a return visit. However, across from that shop is a custard shop. Choices, choices.