NIght time in Shanghai

Later that night Bonny took me to the Hyatt Hotel to eat at the top of it. It had an amazing view of the Bund and the Pearl TV tower. There was a hot tub at the tub you could soak your feet in and look around. There were also beautiful orange beds to lounge on and eat food. It had the feeling of what I've always imagined wealthy Ancient Greeks doing. There were alot of French people up at the top. We decided to eat inside. It was so much fun being at this 5 star hotel eating in a chic restaurant called the Vue.

Sing Dancing in Shanghai

Ok so I got to go swing dancing in Shanghai. Swing group is small, but very nice. It's so nice to meet swing dancers from around the world.

Funny story: The night I flew into Shanghai, I was texting Bonny. I thought it was her, but it turned out I was texting the wrong number. It was someone who lived in Shanghai and spoke English and at first I thought it was Bonny, but then they told me they'd see me on Saturday, and I freaked out, because I thought I was staying with Bonny. But thankfully Bonny was there at the airport. This other person then realized I thought I was staying with her and got concerned. It turned out that she thought she would see me at this swing event. This other person turned out to be the contact person for Swing events in Shanghai and I did get to meet her at the swing event. It was just so funny how I was texting this strange person who I didn't know, but now I know and she is my friend.:)

So after Bonny and I visited QiBao in the morning we changed into cooler dresses took a little motorbike rickshaw to the subway and walked around People's Square and had lunch on a rooftop restaurant called Kathleen's 5, which is in this old beautiful art deco building. It's also the Shanghai Art Museum.

Then we went to the swing event, which was in this quant neighborhood. Before swinging we walked around the narrow streets and shopped.

Shanghai Baby

Over May holiday in China I visited my friend Bonny in Shanghai. I know Bonny from playing in the Yakima Symphony together. She's been teaching at an International school in Shanghai. I loved Shanghai. It gave me the feeling of a mix between Seatte, Singapore, and Hong Kong in some parts. It's an awesome metropolitan city with lots of culture and history.

The first day Bonny took me to QiBao (7 treasure) street. We bought matching hats and watches and did some other nice knick knack shopping. It's an old traditional style street. We ate these delicious crab dumplings and drank tea in an Old Tea house that overlooked the little channel. Then we went on a boat ride up and down the channel.