Hey, yesterday was so amazing here in Shanghai that Chris and I didn’t even have time to churn out an update for the blog here… and sorry to say that I really am not going to spend much time on this update either… but I do promise to expand upon the list below…later… maybe.

What we did yesterday (Monday in Shanghai)
-chris and i hopped on the subway alone and went to people’s square.
-wandered people’s square including a think.commit.do trip up to the 38th floor of the JW Marriot for some pics
-ate lunch at the ritziest pizza hut we’ve ever been to
-went to the AMAZING shanghai urban planning museum
—saw the visiting art gallery by Omar Galliani… pretty interesting
-came back to the apartment and met up with Mike (alex’s roommate) and Brad (a guy in Alex’s exchange program)
—went with them to C’s Bar… a whole in the wall hip hop bar… played dice.. pretty fun
—went with Brad to get our first massage (sorry, no happy ending, but a good / relaxing time none the less)
(PICTURES FROM MONDAY)

What we did today (Tuesday in Shanghai)
-hopped on subway to Pudong (similar to what manhattan is to NY)
-took pics of buildings, parks, and gardens while wandering towards jinmao tower
-went to 88th floor of jinmao tower (currently the 3rd tallest building in the world)
-went to shanghai aquarium… very cool
-ate lunch at the mall… i had roast duck noodle soup… delicious
-went to shanghai stock exchange… got to see the nice lobby, and the bathroom (see above regarding roast duck)… not much else.
-came back to apartment and met up with Santana and Carlos (another guy from alex’s exchange program) and went to dinner at a place I think called “Char”
(PICTURES FROM TUESDAY)

And in case you missed them, there are also PICTURES FROM SUNDAY and of course the first set - PICTURES FROM SATURDAY