Basically in Shanghai we just sort of chilled but we did do some of the Shanghai tourist stuff. We went to a couple of museums, strolled thru the Shanghai food store (always interesting) walked thru the Peace Hotel, bought pearls, and stood at the bund to take the obligatory daytime and nighttime pictures. We intended to eat at a real restaurant that evening but we were lured by the smell of Shanghai’s version of BBQ. It was a 6” square, flat, piece of meat – I am assuming it was some sort of pressed pork. It resembled jerky in its texture and toughness, but it was hot, with a spicy honey coating. This place was only a small sidewalk storefront but it even provided entertainment. We ate our pork jerky/BBQ on an outside bench near a performing Saxophone player. The many Shanghai McDonalds aren’t going to get any more of my business when I am in town. The BBQ place is! I took the easy way out and got the hotel to get our train tickets back to Hangzhou so we left Shanghai the next morning for a “soft seat” ride back to my apartment.
