For those of you following along at home, just a quick update to let you know that we arrived safely in Shanghai. So far we have seen the Vietnamese Consulate (twice!), toured the French Concession, and seen tons of jade, bronze and porcelain at the Shanghai Museum. Initial impressions of Shanghai is that it is a more international city than Beijing--lots of Western shopping (at more expensive prices, but with more personal attention), coffee shops, and cafes. It also has a lot of interesting architecture. So, as a Western it feels a lot more comfortable than Beijing, but I haven't found it quite as charming.
The best part of our walking tour today was the wet market--with plenty of veggies, stacks of eggs, fresh chickens, fish swimming in shallow buckets and even large eels squirming to get free. Here are a few photos to give you a small look at what we saw today.
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