On Plane
Shanghai
......can’t get into this blog or Facebook
I’ll see what TV is like ......a movie from Japan with Chinese subtitles,
as I’m getting interested
............ the screen breaks up.
Yesterday in the subway, Bob fumbled at the ticket buying machine. A fine looking young girl assisted him ........ how nice of her. When the change came out she quickly took it and quickly left.
Next to last day of this trip:
Subway to Urban Planning Museum. 5 Floors of large, colored, presentations of plans for the development of Shanghai ........ emphasis on “the good life” and ecology.
On the first floor a huge model of Shanghai built to scale, showing EVERY building.
We walked in the mist thru busy streets, people lunching.
“Hello” is always the beginning of $$$$$$ conversations, either “I can sell you....” or “Please give me”. If we even look at the speaker we have a companion for a block.
At 5:30 we go to a very modern, large, global architectural office. They have built many tall buildings in Shanghai. Their newest, under construction will be 170 stories high.
Dinner with an architect of this impressive firm and his wife.
Talked about energy created by wind and how the new building utilizes this concept. Also talked about new architectural building systems that Bob is promoting at IIT.
This firm is using them.
They took us to a local restaurant and he ordered Chinese food. .......So nice to let someone else read the menu and order............We were served delicious dishes and we each dipped our chop sticks into the big serving dishes and ate from them. They very graciously treated us to this lovely dinner.
Last morning........went walking in the French Concession and discovered new experiences. A store selling authentic Tibetan crafts. Alleyways. Large gated mansions with lovely gardens.
Finished at the oldest Buddist Temple in Shanghai. Very spiritual. An appropriate ending to our “around the world trip”.
We are sad to finish this amazing trip and ready to return home. Our hotel, Puli, is one of the finest. We enjoyed all the special attention and beautiful spaces.
We leave feeling full and blessed.
Shanghai
......can’t get into this blog or Facebook
I’ll see what TV is like ......a movie from Japan with Chinese subtitles,
as I’m getting interested
............ the screen breaks up.
Yesterday in the subway, Bob fumbled at the ticket buying machine. A fine looking young girl assisted him ........ how nice of her. When the change came out she quickly took it and quickly left.
Next to last day of this trip:
Subway to Urban Planning Museum. 5 Floors of large, colored, presentations of plans for the development of Shanghai ........ emphasis on “the good life” and ecology.
On the first floor a huge model of Shanghai built to scale, showing EVERY building.
We walked in the mist thru busy streets, people lunching.
“Hello” is always the beginning of $$$$$$ conversations, either “I can sell you....” or “Please give me”. If we even look at the speaker we have a companion for a block.
At 5:30 we go to a very modern, large, global architectural office. They have built many tall buildings in Shanghai. Their newest, under construction will be 170 stories high.
Dinner with an architect of this impressive firm and his wife.
Talked about energy created by wind and how the new building utilizes this concept. Also talked about new architectural building systems that Bob is promoting at IIT.
This firm is using them.
They took us to a local restaurant and he ordered Chinese food. .......So nice to let someone else read the menu and order............We were served delicious dishes and we each dipped our chop sticks into the big serving dishes and ate from them. They very graciously treated us to this lovely dinner.
Last morning........went walking in the French Concession and discovered new experiences. A store selling authentic Tibetan crafts. Alleyways. Large gated mansions with lovely gardens.
Finished at the oldest Buddist Temple in Shanghai. Very spiritual. An appropriate ending to our “around the world trip”.
We are sad to finish this amazing trip and ready to return home. Our hotel, Puli, is one of the finest. We enjoyed all the special attention and beautiful spaces.
We leave feeling full and blessed.
