Shanghai

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Great title feather

So how do these custom titles work again?

[Kamal]

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your post count doesn't qualify having the answer to that question.......yet

[Kamal]

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Awesome, hit me up when you guys are in town

it's confirmed, i will be there before the year ends. be in shanghai for 2 weeks. most likely sometime in sept / oct. what are your plans looking like? let me know.

[feather]

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Awesome! ... but I'm planning a trip to Sweden/Amsterdam between Sept 22-Oct 10.

[Kamal]

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no worries, my dates aren't fixed yet but will keep you posted.

[feather]

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I'll be away from Shanghai Aug 11-15, Sept 22-Oct 10. Just let me know and we'll work something out!

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This is what we usually end up doing after a night out ... kebabs/yakitori on the street.









Yup, trays of meat and vege out in the open.




We sit on stools by the road waiting for our food.

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The opening of Uniqlo's flagship store on Nanjing West Road ... judging by the queue you'd think it's a World Expo Pavilion.













Asians love a good crowd and queues. Seriously.

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Went to this cool little Japanese restaurant called Tentekomai, its Chinese name means 'Ancient Dance of the Heavenly Hand. It's known for tiny tiny gyozas which you can see in this review here.










No these aren't the tiny gyozas but they look great

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And here's another tiny but awesome Japanese shochu bar called Mokkos. Japanese customers here randomly break out into singing with guitars and drums!

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Rolling tobacco, papers, and filters are extremely hard to come by in Shanghai unlike Beijing. But I managed to find one, which didn't have the tobacco I smoke

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So one Sunday I had nothing to do and decided to do one of the walks in the Lonely Planet. This is a walk along the Bund.

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Remember I said the Chinese love taking pictures of themselves? Yeah. I was waiting to cross the bridge when the girl in yellow ran to the middle of the road, jumped in the air, while her father/relative took a picture. And yes someone in the entourage had a REFLECTOR.







The Russian Embassy I think. Or German.





Monument to the People's Heroes

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The actual Bund, love the old buildings. Most of these buildings house banks and some goverment department. There's a block called the Bund 18 that's just a shell, inside you'll find some crazy expensive boutiques, bars/clubs, restaurants. Expats, especially the French, love hanging out at Bund 18. Too fake for me.








OMG they have Boost juice!