Shanghai Night

This weekend, I went with a bunch of Beijing pimps & pimette to take a much needed weekend of relaxation in the Pearl of the East - Shanghai.  This time, there were no workshops to attend or late night overtimes to pull.  Thankfully, all my energy was reserved for relaxing, eating, drinking, & generally soaking up the atmosphere.

 

Without going into too much elaborate details, here are a few weekend highlights:

 

- Adam.  Laptop.  I say no more.

- Meeting up with the smelly POS, his pretty wife, & their nice friends.

- Big & Little French girls w/ Nick & Adam and all the subsequent stories that ensued.  "Not even if I was drunk" - Eduardo

- Noticing for the first time ever that from certain angles, the Shanghai broadcast tower looks like a huge penis.  This is especially true on a foggy Shanghai night.  I think the building should be rechristened as the Penis Building.

- Seeing soooo many foreigners at various club & bar establishments.  I have not yet seen so many white folks in any bar in China.  It felt like I was back in Indiana.

- Seeing for the first time a white girl working as a ticket collector in China (for a bar).

- Random Asian American at Bar Rouge (from Irvine, CA) who donated his bucket of shooters to Nick & I.

- Nick showing Michelle & I all angles of himself.  Really.  All angles.

- Michelle & I trying to scare Nick, but only ending up scaring ourselves in the end.  :(

- Trying to find shoes for Michelle up and down Hui Hai Avenue.

- The lovely wine, music, & atmosphere at Le Petite Cafe.

- Jingmao Tower's cooool atrium.  Probably the coolest one I've ever seen!  Thanks, Adam, for showing us the place!

- Brunch at Azul's - best I've had in a longgggg time.  I'm still dreaming about it!

- Nick being eyed up and down by the small group of gay Chinese guys while we were waiting for our flight at the lounge of Hongqiao Airport.

 

In the end, I have to admit it - Shanghai is growing on me.  I'm enjoying the great climate, beautiful architecture, gorgeous food, & lovely atmosphere (still not a huge fan of the locals though).  The mix between European & Chinese is wonderful!