walking to school... lots of big intersections
still walking to school... in the bike lane
CEIBS
inside CEIBS - designed by I. M. Pei
Papa Johns!
is that for take out or delivery?
the oasis
on a bridge at my apt complex
no comment necessary.
veggie baozi. my ability to order this was no small feat.
on our way downtown. the Jinmao tower and the new financial building... meant to be the tallest in the world but already surpassed by one in Dubai.
view of some wavy building from People's Square
on our way to the Urban Planning museum (the one with the square roof)
view from the Urban Planning museum
layout of the city at the urban planning museum
Shanghai is pretty damned big.
Samsung building
Nanjing Road.
big freaking Giordano (and the subject of our international business case last year).
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mall underneath People's Square - very Paris-esque.
scary mannequin in the underground mall
me in front of city hall (the big pointy thing)
me & Aaron Kwok, famous Chinese heartthrob.
traffic sign showing congestion... somewhere...
Yu Yuan Garden
underside of a pagoda at Yu Yuan
making xiao long bao... and clearly very excited about it.
the line for xiao long bao. this place is supposedly the best place for it.
finally making our way to the front of the line... we waited over 30 minutes!
getting excited...
victory!
me with the Pudong skyline behind
Oriental Pearl TV Tower
the Bund
first view of Wuzhen
tourist transportation in Wuzhen
silk, fresh from the worms
balls of silk
making Chinese taffy
taffy making
"boxing boat" - used for local entertainment at one point. now i think it's just for show.
Wuzhen waterway
woman grinding grain
me & Joyce
fabric dyeing
the blue flower pattern is supposed to be native to this area.
rice wine distillery
me posing next to the character for "booze"
tasting rice wine. absolutely disgusting.
vats of rice wine.
view of the other side of the waterway at Wuzhen
Taoist temple. we got in trouble for taking pictures inside.
random street foods.
i ate this for lunch. basically lamb stewed in some sweet soy sauce-based concoction.
inside the Taoist temple
inner courtyard of the Taoist temple - right before we got busted
me at the Wuzhen opera house
kids playing a pickup game of badminton
shaving bull horns, making them into combs.
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riding w/ chickens
his shirt says "CEIBS" in big sequins....
Jade Buddha Temple
courtyard at Jade Buddha Temple
Greg being a goober
me, Greg & Kevin being goobers
me in front of the famed Jinmao Tower
Greg, Brit & me
at the exchange student welcome party!
the welcome party "after party"
selling puppies on the sidewalk. strangely, i almost never see anyone with dogs around here, let alone the purebreeds.
not sure i'd eat here.
view of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower from the Super Brand mall in Pudong.
me & random guy with wig. he refused to let me wear it.
me & Misha
me & Misha's friend
me at City Diner - for late night Western food! i had "mexican food" - not bad!
