Shanghai Part 1

We landed in Shanghai around dinner time on Wednesday and had three days to explore one of the world's largest cities.

We stayed at a Renaissance Hotel by Marriott. It was nice. Except for the fact that it was cold and the foyer was not heated because, well, because China. (See next post).

On our first morning we met a Huan. Huan is a graduate student at the U in the department where my dad taught. She is from Shanghai and I met her at the department Christmas party. She was in Shanghai while we were there and was kind enough to meet us and introduce us to Shanghai. Huan and her friend Clair (English name) showed us around and we had lots of fun.

First stop: The Yu Yuan Gardens and Bazaar