Shanghai Day 2 - 10.16
After another identical yummy breakfast, my aunt rode out with us on three rickety bikes to bus 20. There the two of us locked up our bikes and bussed over to Jing An Si (temple) on the 20. I finally got to try the much-talked about Jing An Si temple vegetarian noodle! Well it wasn't all that great. Never having had the old ones I didn't now if this was just a corrupted version (the temple has been and was still undergoing massive reconstruction).
I visited grandpa in the nearby Hua Dong hospital while syl walked around on her own. The hospital hasn't changed a bit, even down to the European style main building back foyer and the tranquil lawn garden it opened onto, just as I remembered it from way back in childhood.
Meeting back with sinyee, we picked up some essentials and browsed a well stocked food store. I drooled at the various cookies and pastries and candies I used to eat when I was young. Ended up going back home with a good selection of treats in both our tummies and bags. After a bit of packing, we said goodbyes to my aunt/uncle and taxied off to Quan Ju De for dinner with my uncle on the mom's side.
The food at this restaurant was fancy and expensive, but not really all that great. A few interesting pieces like a shallow soup of shredded tofu skin, and a smoked duck meat. I did quite fancy the chinese liquor my uncle and Yi Yi were drinking. Very fragrant, just like the ones my grandpa used to drink at dinner.
I like trains. The gentle rocking, the rhythmic grind of the wheels on the track, gives such a sense of going-to-places, the anticipation of adventures. Yet it is perfectly restful and private. I do have something for these small spaces where every nook has a purpose. Not to mention the practicality of an overnight sleeper. By tomorrow morning, we would arrive at Huang Shan, our first real travel stop.
bus 20 1Y. Jing An Si noodle 10Y. Preserved prunes 5.8 per jar. Hickory walnuts 33Y/jing. Cookies 1-2 per pack. Loose cookies 5Y. Mooncake 1.20Y. Chestnuts ~18Y. Taiwanese pancake 3. Lamb Skewer 2. Bus 20 1Y. Taxi to Quan Ju De 21Y. (Dinner probably around 3-400Y). Taxi again to train station 10Y (starting fee).
I visited grandpa in the nearby Hua Dong hospital while syl walked around on her own. The hospital hasn't changed a bit, even down to the European style main building back foyer and the tranquil lawn garden it opened onto, just as I remembered it from way back in childhood.
Meeting back with sinyee, we picked up some essentials and browsed a well stocked food store. I drooled at the various cookies and pastries and candies I used to eat when I was young. Ended up going back home with a good selection of treats in both our tummies and bags. After a bit of packing, we said goodbyes to my aunt/uncle and taxied off to Quan Ju De for dinner with my uncle on the mom's side.
The food at this restaurant was fancy and expensive, but not really all that great. A few interesting pieces like a shallow soup of shredded tofu skin, and a smoked duck meat. I did quite fancy the chinese liquor my uncle and Yi Yi were drinking. Very fragrant, just like the ones my grandpa used to drink at dinner.
I like trains. The gentle rocking, the rhythmic grind of the wheels on the track, gives such a sense of going-to-places, the anticipation of adventures. Yet it is perfectly restful and private. I do have something for these small spaces where every nook has a purpose. Not to mention the practicality of an overnight sleeper. By tomorrow morning, we would arrive at Huang Shan, our first real travel stop.
bus 20 1Y. Jing An Si noodle 10Y. Preserved prunes 5.8 per jar. Hickory walnuts 33Y/jing. Cookies 1-2 per pack. Loose cookies 5Y. Mooncake 1.20Y. Chestnuts ~18Y. Taiwanese pancake 3. Lamb Skewer 2. Bus 20 1Y. Taxi to Quan Ju De 21Y. (Dinner probably around 3-400Y). Taxi again to train station 10Y (starting fee).
 Roasted yam vendor |  Jing An Si kitchen |
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 Classic SH ladies coming out of temple |  |
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Hickory walnuts, Chestnuts, Lamb Skewer - AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! YUUUUUMMMMMM!!! ... i miss shanghai... i miss my lamb skewers... i miss good chestnuts (they have 'em in T.O. too, but it ain't as good)...
was it meat-filled mooncakes?? cuz YUMMMMY if they were!! (yucky if they weren't, but anywho)
and wow, jiujiu goes big on meals... yiyi's a drunkard too huh? (yay!! following in her jiejie's [me] footsteps... 'cept for right now: TB drugs + alcohol = death of munkees) ... did they mix the yummy yummy wine with beer? cuz they like that combo and i tried it and it was quite gross... maybe they only do that at home...
how long did u stay at yaya's for? what'd he say? was he walking? does he exercise (i.e. walk to the hallway and back)?? where was his room?? second room from the end of the hall? did u bring him anything? did his tummy look really big? did they buy him more almond juice? (they better not have!!!) ... maybe i should ask these questions in an email... too bad! (did u know he has a masters of electrical engineering from Purdue? did u know he speaks english pretty damn well for a 93 year old? ... he has less of an accent than our parents - scary, but true)
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munkee, at 7:55 AM
ok u'll ask me those when u see me.. not on a blog comment.
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Billy, at 4:33 PM
Props to you for such colourful praises of Shanghai. You forced me to take a break to have dinner!
And the prices are mind boggling, from a Western perspective!
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