16760 steps.. thats what my fitbit tells me i did today.. or 7.69 miles around Shanghai.. which is funny.. because Kerrie’s fitbit tells him that he did two more miles than i did.. and we spent the entire day together.. exceptt hat I went for a run this morning and he did’t.. However far we actually walked.. Megh, Kerrie an I spent the ay waling around Shanghai in a mix of rain and steam.. it was close to 90 today with near 100 % humidity.. wow.. what a steam bath !

My run this morning was nice.. and hot.. call it Bikram running

 

i forgot yow ming is from here !\

 

the air was a steel grey all day.. not sure it was clouds or smog.. or a mix..

 

 

I met up with Kerrie around 1030 and we had breakfast here at the hotel.. i had a weird and nice mix of sushi. smoked fish and pickled tofu for breakfast.. it lasted me all day long !

 

 

then we headed out tot subway and headed for PuXi .

 

umbrellas were everywhere in anticipation of the rain..

 

we took the metro down to Nanjing street..

 

then headed north to the electronic district ..

 

it’s a crazy part of town.. little shops selling everything from ball bearings to vacuum tubes.. it’s unclear to me how some of these stores survive !

 

 

then ew headed back to Nanjing street to meet Megh,..

 

we met up with Megh and then walked down to old town and Yu Gardens..

 

several folks came up and tool my picture while there… like this guy.. kind of fun..

 

 

old town was busy and chaotic as usual..

 

i found my favorite cafeteria.. but didn’t eat there.. i wasn’t hungry until 8 this evening !  its a cool place.. you walk through this long line and point at stuff you have know idea whats inside, !

 

 

we saw this cool mobile puppet show..

 

 

and lots of cool architecture

 

 

my family was much on my mind today as I walked around here.. I rmember comign to this exact place as my first foreign trip a few months fter Sam died.. i remember standing right here

 

kerrie looking cool as always ..

 

after the hussle and bussle of yu gardens and old town, we needed soem queit, so we caught a cab over to the French Concession,, the leafy green and empty streets were really welcome..

 

 

 

we stopped in a crepe place ot have coffee, grab a byte and get out of the pouring rain..

 

 

by then it was nearly 7.. we walked back under the lit up overeheads the couple of miles to Peoples Square..

 

then we caught a train back to the hotel.. in the station i found this vending machine for cured pork.. how weird is that ? !?

 

 

 

what along and satisfying day !. thanks so much to megh for being our tour guide.. and thanks to Kerrie for changing hsi travel plans so we could all hang out !

really great visit here in Shanghai.. heading to japan tomorrow..

headign to bed right now..

nite all, nite sam

 

-me