So great to return to the amazing city of Shanghai! Mother and I were greeted at the airport by her high school bff and long time friend, Leanne. Leanne and her family were excellent hosts to us all week- showing us around a city of 23 million, taking us out for delicious eats, sharing their tips and tricks. Lots of shopping, people-watching, and sight seeing. Every day was fantastic.
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| Xiao Ni, Leanne's cook taught us how to make dumplings! So so delicious. I miss her cooking! |
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| Exhibit A: "Jiaozi". |
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| And since we were in the neighborhood, decided to visit my students from a couple of years ago. So wonderful to reunite. |
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| My classroom, now turned into a dormitory. |
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| Bessie, one of the teachers. |
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| Loved hanging out with Leanne's girls- Margaret and Sage. This is them, utilizing the dry ice remains from our Cold Stone. |
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| Sage baby! |
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| Any good mother shows her child how to urinate in front of a business's entryway. |
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| The Bund- Shanghai's historic district. Leanna took us in the evening for the most spectacular view. |
The non existent mirror that I thought was there. oops.
"Get down, cougs."
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| Preparing to eat the only bad meal of our entire trip. It was dis-gus-ting. |
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| Seeing Suzhou. A beautiful, quaint town of bridges and canals, just a train ride from Shanghai. |
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| We tried lots of street food, which was (usually) delicious! These little crunchies- not so delicious. |
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| Production of the dumplings . . . |
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| I love this photo as well. Such a great trip to the Orient with Mother and the Erich family! So great to share the Chinese experience with Mum. Wo ai ni, Mama!! |
4 comments:
yes. i love it. suzhou is officially on my to do list. thanks brooke!
LOVE! we have such similar pictures. You were basically right were I lived. Looks amazing :)
Love it Shoko. Can't wait to hear and see more.
hahah that little boy peeing is like...'hmm. so thats how its done'
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