Shanghai Day 1

Iona

Kelbs described our first day in Shanghai well in her quote “We took to the streets and started singing Shakira”. The energy and excitement the Sisterhood had to be in Shanghai was palpable all throughout the day. I loved my time in Hangzhou, but I felt so thrilled to be on my feet- out exploring a new city again! I hadn’t realised how much I had missed the hotel breakfasts and flexibility to plan our day how we’d like. Our mission for the morning was to get Kelbs to a restaurant which was forty five mins away from the hotel to meet one of Kelbs’ family friend. The walk was great to start off our morning in Shanghai, and Liz, Mrs. Waterman, and I continued walking around while Kelbs and her family friend ate brunch at the restaurant. After an hour and a half, we met up again and made our way along a street with tiny shops. So many times we were tempted to buy gifts but we quite actually have close to no space left in our suitcases... Liz’s checked bag is already 2 lbs over the weight limit so we have some repacking and shuffling to do before we leave.

After we visited the sculpture park and ventured through an architecturally interesting neighbourhood, we hopped on the metro and made our way to the Shanghai Museum. We had heard a lot about this destination, and it was a great time! Kelbs, Liz, and I split up from Mrs. Waterman to go see minority clothing, traditional furniture, jade jewellery, and old currency. After we finished, we had some time to spend so we walked back to near our hotel and walked into a small hairdresser shop for inexpensive haircuts! Liz got a much shorter do, Kelbs got a trim plus layers that frame her face, and I went much shorter :). After that journey, we all went out for some hotpot which was absolutely delicious and just what we were craving.

We met Mrs. Waterman back at the hotel at 6:15pm, and all headed out to go see an acrobat show! It was amazing to see the talent of the group, and all the craziness that was involved in their show. It was a rather comical experience, there was a lot of humour in some of the acts and their bodies were so flexible and strong! Refer to the vlog footage for an idea of the crazy things that were performed :).

We took a taxi back to the hotel and said goodnight for the day, ending the day on a satisfied and excited note.