Second day in Shanghai

Day 2 in Shanghai was drier. We visited Yu Yuan Gardens and saw an acrobatic show.



Breakfast was the standard mix of Western and Eastern dishes. Yum!	While no the most flattering picture, this does show me checking my e-mail on my netbook during breakfast. (Since we were gone most of the day, and with the time difference, sending morning e-mails was convenient.)
We were off to the Shanghai Museum as our first stop.

The historic clothing exhibits were my favorite . . .	. . . but this was EHG's favorite exhibit.
	After the museum, we hit our daily shopping stop, the "Silk Factory."

The man couldn't believe we'd seen silkworms before! (Greenfield Village is awesome!)	It was interesting to see how silk is made.

Even though it was called a Thai restaurant, the food was the same as we'd eaten for the past week.	The food wasn't spectacular, but as usual, there was a lot of it.
After lunch, we made a quick photo op stop at the Bund again (since it was clearer and drier).
	Next, we went to the Yu Yuan Garden area. We were given a long time in the area, and after walking around some, EHG and I just sat and people-watched in the garden. Fun! (The surrounding area is very commercial and fun to wander around: souvenirs and soup dumplings!)

That night, we ate at a smoky restaurant (our only one!) before going to see the acrobats.

This was the building where we saw the acrobats. (It was called the Yun Feng Theatre.)	There were many kinds of acrobatic acts. Here is a picture of the plate-spinners.

Here is a human pyramid.	The finale was five motorcyclists in the cage. WOW!

After the acrobat show, we went back to the hotel and went out walking. There was a Family Mart not far from the hotel, so we got some ice cream treats.

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