Shanghai doesn't offer an immense number of fantastic
"sights", so Stu and I kept it local for his last full day and night. We did the
"sightseeing tunnel" under the river. That was relatively interesting! It was a
light show, though it wasn't entirely spectacular. It was, however, a convenient
way to emerge at the side of the river opposite to the "Bund", and check out the
corporate landscape on that side. We came upon a man who was very talented with
a pair of scissors, and for a small fee, did some interesting paper art
likenesses of us. Can you guess which of us is shown in the flattering
sillhouette?
After a lazy day, we went out for Pizza at a posh Italian. Stu
had been craving Pizza Hut (and it would also stabilise his stomach), so we went
to a place called "Restaurante Tartufo" and then briefly delved deeper into
Shanghai. It is very difficult to enjoy and absorb the ambience though, due to
the swarms of hawkers trying to sell you watches, toys, massages, iPhones etc
etc etc! Following Nigel's advice, we confused them with Punjabi and German, and
then gabbered to each other - resulting in fast exits by the
hawkers!
