Shortly after arriving at our hotel I called the number that my friend had supplied. The voice on the other end was warm and welcoming, saying that he would be over to pick us up shortly. His name was(is) Mr. Wang. He whisked us away to his home where his wife had prepared an incredible amount of food to share with us for dinner. I won't even begin to tell you what we all had, you can sort of see it in the picture, all you really need to know is that it was the best meal I had ever had in China, by far!
After a great meal and conversation with Mr. Wang and his family it was time to pack it in for the night so on the way back to the hotel we took the scenic route. All the while Mr. Wang pointing out the historic, famous and cultural places.
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| The Bund was real nice at night. |
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| The financial district. |
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| More luxury cars here than I have seen anywhere. |
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| Nanjing Road at night. |
As we were being dropped off Mr. Wang insisted that he show us around the next day and take us to the train station, we couldn't not say yes. The next morning, Mr. Wang and his wife rolled up at the agreed upon time and once again whisked us away on what would be a day full of adventure. Our destination for the day was Yuyuan Garden, while the area around it has a shopping mall type feel, the inside of the garden provided a nice relaxing environment for a stroll.
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| Trying to say no, they still got 3 more types of dumplings for us after this... |
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| Follow the facial expression... |
After exploring the garden, taking a picture or two or five having a dumpling or two or five it was time to say our thank-you's and good-bye's to the Wang's and catch our train.
The time definitely far surpassed any of the things that I had hoped to do in Shanghai! It was a really neat experience of hospitality, here were people that we had never met before taking care of us as if we had been friends for years. Came as strangers and left as friends, makes you stop and think. Next stop Beijing!
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