This is the French Concession area, seen from our hotel window.
After we went to the Jade Buddha temple, we wandered around here. There was a brief interruption for a huge rainstorm, but luckily we were really close to a coffee shop, so we just waited it out. In the air-conditioning.
This used to be a private home, but now it's broken up into apartments.
Hi Gen! Nice fountain. Most of this area is residential, but there are also boutiques and cafes. We went into a boutique called Madame Mao's Dowry. I wanted to buy something just because of the name.
How's this for home security? You could have barbed wire, but broken colored glass is so much prettier. We also saw some fences topped with bamboo spikes.
This was a park near our hotel. There is supposed to be a street with lots of cafes and bars, but we didn't see it. Most of the restaurants in that area are Western food, and Gen wanted to stick to Chinese all the way.
This was actually the lobby of our hotel. The night before they had a harpist.
This was the restaurant we ate in for our last Shanghai dinner, called
Yongfoo Elite. Another excellent recommendation from the concierge. Gen took this picture illegally and was scolded. It's a historic building, formerly a consulate. You walk up to it through a giant gate and a dimly lit garden. It was really pretty. The food was good, too. We had duck, crispy roasted chicken, Chinese steamed vegetables, and braised pork served with steamed buns. Both the duck and chicken were served with their (cooked) heads. I had to "bury" them under the garnish. It makes me sad when my food looks back at me.
This is the French Concession area, seen from our hotel window.
After we went to the Jade Buddha temple, we wandered around here. There was a brief interruption for a huge rainstorm, but luckily we were really close to a coffee shop, so we just waited it out. In the air-conditioning.
This used to be a private home, but now it's broken up into apartments. 
Hi Gen! Nice fountain. Most of this area is residential, but there are also boutiques and cafes. We went into a boutique called Madame Mao's Dowry. I wanted to buy something just because of the name.
How's this for home security? You could have barbed wire, but broken colored glass is so much prettier. We also saw some fences topped with bamboo spikes. 
This was a park near our hotel. There is supposed to be a street with lots of cafes and bars, but we didn't see it. Most of the restaurants in that area are Western food, and Gen wanted to stick to Chinese all the way.
This was actually the lobby of our hotel. The night before they had a harpist.
This was the restaurant we ate in for our last Shanghai dinner, called Yongfoo Elite. Another excellent recommendation from the concierge. Gen took this picture illegally and was scolded. It's a historic building, formerly a consulate. You walk up to it through a giant gate and a dimly lit garden. It was really pretty. The food was good, too. We had duck, crispy roasted chicken, Chinese steamed vegetables, and braised pork served with steamed buns. Both the duck and chicken were served with their (cooked) heads. I had to "bury" them under the garnish. It makes me sad when my food looks back at me.
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