來也匆匆，去也匆匆 - 上海篇 (人，景，吃。。)

Bidding farewell to my family on Sunday morning, I joined the throng of people at the airport who all had a place to go to.. Mine was to PVG..

I stayed in Pudong at the suggestion of my friend whom I was to meet for dinner that night.. We had not seen each other for almost 15 years, yet when we met up in the hotel lobby, it was as if we just parted way yesterday.. The conversation just picked up like in the old days as if the 15 year span were not there at all.. I am often amazed at the bond people formed when they were young. That type of friendship never fades away even as time goes by and circumstances change..

We caught up over dinner at an elegant restaurant serving fusion cuisine.. One of my favorite dishes was this fish head soup...



We were so engaged in our conversation, and when we headed out of the door, I completely forgot about my iPhone that I put on the table after taking pictures of the dishes.. Luckily, I mean LUCKILY, the waitress spotted it in time and caught up with us where we were still within her sight.. No words could describe my gratitude for her!

She took me to the 87th floor of the Grand Hyatt on the Bund for an after dinner drink and to see the striking skyline of this amazing city..

It was so nice seeing her again after so many years!

I had until about 2pm the next day to experience Shanghai at which time I would need to depart for Suzhou.. So I decided to spend the time at 城偟廟and Yu Garden..

The interesting sculptures just outside the hotel.. I took this picture on my way to the Metro Station which is just around the corner of the hotel..



The color on this girl was quite catching and refreshing in the early morning...



Then I noticed this very unique wall of the building just cross the street with the Metro station..



I was amazed to see how empty the train was and how clean it was...



After two transfers, I arrived at Yu Garden Station..this was what I saw after getting out of the station.. Note the Oriental Pearl Tower in the distance..



Exactly what I needed in order to find my way...



Edge of 城偟廟started seeing shops... Silk robes seemed to be a fixed element for a lot of the shops there..



Getting deeper into the area...







Shops lining the street...



旗袍stores were a common sight..



I bought this at one of the stores..The pictures were taken after I got back for effects..





城偟廟Square seemed to be a popular destination..



I had to try the food here...



By the time I got back to the hotel, it was about 1:30pm and time for me to get ready to leave for Suzhou..

Only late that night after I was in Suzhou, I received a note from my hu*****and relaying a request from my daughter. She wanted a 旗袍. Only if I knew it that afternoon!

See my next blog for ＂來也匆匆，去也匆匆 - 蘇州園區篇＂. Thank you.

請在這閱讀我的更多的博客文章

- 來去匆匆，也不忘吃喝 - 上海和蘇州（圖)

- What About Us?

- 我媽媽的後花園（圖）

- 小小畫家畫廊（Part II）

 

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• 這是上星期忙裏偷閑的一些moments... -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 12:54:25

• 這腰身，好細好美。 -NanjingReninUK- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 13:07:44

• 謝謝。還要向你看齊。女 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (30 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 13:33:31

• 樓主背影很美，浮想聯翩。喜歡石雕purse -harry_potter425- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 13:19:17

• 多謝。我也曾 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (27 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 13:34:49

• 回複：來也匆匆，去也匆匆 - 上海篇 (人，景，吃。。) -我愛Ugg- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 14:33:19

• 你是用iphone拍的嗎？魚頭湯真讚！你的身材沒話講了，吃不胖的樣子！ -我愛Ugg- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 14:37:22

• 嗯，都是用iPhone，然後 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (32 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 15:01:23

• 片子越來越美啦！：） -西雅圖瘦狗狗- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 15:14:01

• 多謝。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:39:39

• 衣服好看。其它稍後再讀。。。 -greenlawn- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 15:17:24

• 謝謝，一定要讀哦：-）。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:44:53

• 實在忍不住了，就象fashion一樣，不是所有的照片都適合這麽跟風處理的。 -kozy- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 15:26:03

• 哈哈哈哈，我還以為是我的電腦快沒電了，所以照片暗呢，好眼力啊:) -greenlawn- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 15:39:23

• 哈，有情可原。不過我還 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (129 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:44:02

• nice english writting, enjoyed, thanks! -Strad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:22:19

• Thank you. I am glad you liked it. -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:45:54

• 好像回了一趟上海，謝謝分享！ -彈指一瞬間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:49:37

• 多謝欣賞。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 17:01:42

• 一個星期打個來回,美女神速. -caixiaxingyun- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:51:46

• 是啊。。再過幾天又要飛了：-（。我 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (35 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 17:00:49

• 豫園的包子好吃嗎？ 怎麽覺得就是聲名在外，表裏不一呢？：） -A型雙魚座女聲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:57:04

• 同感同感：-）。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 16:58:23

• 連我家ABC女兒都騙不了，可見這水平年年下降。小籠，小餛飩，鍋貼還是所向披靡的。 -Shanghaigirl98- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 18:58:14

• 有點油膩 -dance- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 19:24:18

• 上海不是有菜肉大餛飩麽？吃了麽？我以後就跟著你的遊記吃吃喝喝了 -chinesebuns- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 18:52:10

• 大富貴的菜肉大餛飩最實惠，超讚！ -Shanghaigirl98- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 18:55:34

• 沒有吃上：-（。。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 20:02:28

• 喜歡＂西洋鏡＂那張，很合INSTAGRAM的味道：） -bambooseven- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 19:50:42

• Thank you. I am apparently having too much -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (28 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 19:59:25

• 喜歡你那段老友重逢--同感。我春節回國後想寫老友重逢到現在還沒動筆。 -bekindwhenyoucan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 20:20:20

• 多謝。。 -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 08:22:53

• Nice! -dan- ♂ (264 bytes) () 05/29/2012 postreply 21:02:02

• No pun intended, really ? :-) -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 08:21:54

• 太爛了 -hxp417- ♀ (112 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 07:48:37

• Apparently this does not agree with you. That's -Gardenia_On_The_Bay- ♀ (76 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 08:03:55

• 苗條淑女，提醒一下美眉你拍背影時不要頭低著對著一堵牆或是太靠近樹林這樣封閉式的物體 -雨鶴。。。- ♀ (201 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 10:27:02

• 背影很美。不過鬥膽說一句，這個英文好別扭。有些介詞也用得不妥。為啥不用中文呢？ -心在彼岸- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 11:46:24

• 同感。博主英文中夾雜中文，看來不是電腦無法輸入中文。那又是為什麽呢？ -盈盈安渡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 13:33:58

• 同感。博主英文中夾雜中文，看來不是電腦無法輸入中文。那又是為什麽呢？ -盈盈安渡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 13:34:06

• 同感。博主英文中夾雜中文，看來不是電腦無法輸入中文。那又是為什麽呢？ -盈盈安渡- ♀ (9 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 13:34:32

• 片子很美，倩影更美 -鼎祥- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 11:51:42