Last full day in shanghai (Monday) This was an overcast day, so dad and I were thankful that we had spent the day before outside and this day would be mostly spent indoors. For days we had wanted to see the chinese propaganda museum and decided it was to be first on the list this day. The lovely ladies in purple, the workers at ying ying, fed us dumplings, noodles and what dad thinks is a veal cutlet for breakfast. This may sound heavy and odd for breakfast fo...

Touring shanghai (Sunday, working holiday) At this time dad and I were still wary of much of the culture, where to go, what to eat and such. Fortunately, we met what's probably the only English speaking Jew in all shanghai, in Ying Ying restaurant, the locally popular morning eatery closest to our hostel. Chase, a Jew from florida, has been working as an English teacher in china since the beginning of the year and helped us order our food and gave us some tips a...

Shanghai day one (Saturday) -By the by, I'm posting blog entries from my IPhone, so please excuse the grammar and possible autocorrect errors that will inevitably be littered throughout them- Found our hostel, le tour, that provides free Internet and a host of other services and even has and exchange or borrow (impromptu) library for travelers. It has both pool and ping pong tables to satisfy both east and western tastes and a bar on the roof that seems to plea...

We are now in shanghai, city of revolution and vice- the phrase "to be shanghaied" refers to the latter and being tricked into unvirtuous behavior. Lets hope we can keep our wits about us even in the dizzying crowds and humidity! Shanghai was the birthplace of the the communist party in 1921 and also boasts British and french neighbourhoods as a result of invasions in the 19th century. Today we get dad a custom made suit and maybe visit the propaganda museum- ...

How To Buy A Brand New Made-to-Measure Suit At The Shanghai Textile and Clothing Market One of the many reasons to come to Shanghai is to have a made-to-measure suit tailored for yourself for the ridiculous price of $200 Cdn. On top of the low price, according to my esteemed physiotherapist, Daifu Enoch Ho, silk is even cheaper than cotton or wool in Shanghai. So, after about 36 hours of continuous air travel in economy class (i.e., no satisfactory rest), S...