A short flight from Xiamen and we were in Shanghai. It immediately felt like arriving
home, having spent so much time in the city. We stayed in the French Concession, my favourite area with its tree-lined streets, parks and colonial buildings. Our room had a park view so we could watch the early morning exercising activities – tai chi, sword art and the ever popular walking backwards.We were in Shanghai as Gilbert would be attending the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (SIFT) graduation ceremony on the Tuesday. There were other Douglas College Executives in town for the ceremony so part of our time was pre-arranged for us. Sunday night we went to se
e the theatre performance “La Vie En Rose”. It was excellent except that it was only in French with Mandarin printed on screens. We vowed to look up the story line later.
Monday was set aside for the World Expo. We were fortunate that one of the individuals with Douglas College has connections in Shanghai. We received VIP treatment – meaning we went to the front of the line and were able to see some of the most popular Pavillions, by-passing the 5-6 hour waiting lines. We saw Saudi Arabia, Germany, Spain, Monaco, Canada, and a futuristic presentation pu
t on by some company. Dinner was a delicious Chinese meal with some of my favourites and also some new taste sensations. Then we parted company with the group and Dusty and I stayed to take pictures of the buildings lit up at night.Tuesday Dusty and I were on our own. We spent time shopping, picking up all sorts of bargains. Wednesday it was ‘say good-bye to China’ time but I’ll be back in October to visit again.
To view Shanghai World Expo pictures go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisfick/sets/72157624888120150/
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