Monday, November 03, 2008

Its all about the food...

In general, we ate really well in Shanghai.  Our day basically revolves around the 3 meals (and snacks in between) as reflected by our day 2 in Shanghai.

We had lunch at a cute little Japanese restaurant with good udon noodles recommended by a fellow customer at the nail salon I was at that morning :)

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The above set lunch costs RMB 38 (about US$5.50)

 

While walking down Fuxing Road (one of many shopping streets) we saw many people in line for the egg tarts and joined in.  They were indeed yummy!

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We needed a drink.  Might as well check out the local MikeyD's. Pretty modern interior eh?

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For dinner, we decided on a very hip and artsy family restaurant called Cheng Cheng which serves Shanghainese cuisine, recommended by Faye, the owner of our B&B.  We had drunken chicken, lion heads (chinese meatballs), some tender leafy greens and fish stew.  The watermelon juice may be a strange complement to dinner but we loved it!

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Something at the back of the restaurant caught Will's eye.  Don't know what the stain is but using mahjong tiles as flooring is a cool idea!

 

Oh, besides eating all day, we did stop by Fuxing Garden.  Here's the proof.

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See that cute little old couple playing badminton in the background?

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Seems like many people come here to read the daily newspapers....

 

Later, we took a cab to attend the 6pm Mass at The St Ignatius Cathedral.  We couldn't understand a word the priest was saying.  I think he was speaking Mandarin but he had a really strong accent.

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1 comment:

Peter and Teresa Teo said...

He is speaking Shanghainese.