Our last day included Old Shanghai and Yuyuan Garden. The Garden was interesting, as we recognized motifs and themes we saw in other gardens: pavilions situated for viewing, ponds, lots of stone, walkways through arches, dragons, etc. Kiyomi and I really enjoyed this garden, too.
As we exited the garden, we could see the Shanghai skyline in the distance. The bus took us to the Bund, where we looked across the river to the rebuilt area. One of the skyscrapers had an opening so any dragons flying by could go through without hitting the building. The World Expo is over there.
After the Bund we went to the Shanghai Museum where we enjoyed seeing galleries of Jade, Paintings, and Calligraphy. We would have liked to spend several more hours there, and some time in the Museum Store.
In the evening we had our Farewell dinner Chinese Banquet, and then were treated to a performance of a Shanghai acrobat show. We were amazed at the grace, strength, agility, coordination and skill of the acrobats. Each segment seemed to top the previous one, and all were amazing. We watched in open-mouthed disbelief at some of the acts, which just seemed impossible. I mean, I could almost handle one hula hoop; one of the performers started with five, and increased the number from there. Finally she looked like she was encased in a giant Slinky. I wished they allowed photography, I would have loved to see it again. I guess I'll have to sign up for another cruise...
The next morning we were up a 5 am to get to the airport for our flight home - uneventful on ANA, with a transfer in Tokyo and direct flight from there. But what a trip! We certainly enjoyed it (though it was nice to be back home under clear blue skies, cool temperatures and low humidity!)
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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