We were really tired in class today, but we thought we'd take advantage of classes with our pin yin teacher and take classes until 4. Lunch was nothing special as we went to yoshinoya for jap fast food and went home quickly to say bye to Andrea.
After class, we were originally going to hit up the Duo lun Cultural street but then decided it was a bit far away and to postpone the trip when we go back to qi pu street. So instead we went to get dinner at Westgate mall again in their food court where I had an awesome hot pot something or other. It was very yummy as it wasn't too saucy or oily. Then we went up to show Ashley the shoes that Min fell in love with at ped red. They have a huge sale on right now and things were from 10% to 70% off with an additional discount if you buy multiple items. So we all bought a pair of shoes: mine were 939 with a 60% off discount plus another 15% so it added up to 307 RMB which is about 45 CAD - a pair of super cute black kitty heels that I can totally wear for work.
Then we went over to the bund again in the attempt to catch the cruise. We got there at 9:15 and bought our tickets at what we thought was hp river cruise. They told us to come back to the ticket counter at 9:40 so that we can catch the bus to where the boat leaves the shore. So when we got back, we saw a bunch of people waiting at the side of the road. We were like it'd be really bad if this was a bus tour of the bund and not a boat cruise, it'll be our 3rd rip off of the trip. Luckily, after taking us through one of the most sketchiest street in shanghai, the bus dropped us off in an alleyway that led to the dock. We boarded the boat, and it took them forever to leave the docks. In fact, the bank side, so the west side of the bund had their lights off even before our boat started moving. Then after awhile, the TV tower (Pearl of the Orient) also went off *grrr*... oh well Min and I still had a good time just enjoying the breeze and looking at the buildings, which looked very out of place and a bit creepy with their futuristic design and foggy surroundings. we can finally see the jin mao building, the tallest building, and a bunch of very empty residences along the huangpu and the unlit colonial style bank side of puxi (west side).
Even though our river cruise experience wasnt the best, it only cost about 98 RMB per person which is about 14 dollars. It was still a must do and I definitely enjoy breezes.
Tomorrow we took a day off school and was supposed to head to suzhou to check it out. But we've decided to stay in town, in shanghai to do the touristy stuff. The day should begin with lining up for xiao lung bao at nan xiang and then yu yuan. Followed by the urban planning museum, possibly the shanghai museum. Some walk around in the french concession, possibly heading back to huai hai zhong lu... and I really need to call that person. Maybe i should call her in the morning and see if I can plan to meet her on thursday.
Anyways, happy Canada Day to those at home!~
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