{"id":731,"date":"2008-03-06T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2022-08-08T21:42:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T05:42:52","slug":"shots_from_shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/shots_from_shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"Shots from Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDo you like the past with all its glamour?<\/em>
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\nOr do you like the future with all its “under construction-ness”?<\/em>
\nIn defense of the future (I like the past better), I have to mention that the future can be quite fast. And I LIKE it!!!
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\nThe fastest (and most boring looking inside) train on the planet. Wheee! <\/em>
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\nWasn’t kidding about how plain it looks inside…<\/em>
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\nOn the outside, plain is necessary for speed!<\/em>
\nCompared with a few years back, Shanghai has more touristy spots for visitors. Since Xintandi has been such a success, there are other retro shopping streets opening up. Like this one near my bud’s place in Puxi.
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\nShanghai new old tourist street. A lot of locals here<\/em>
\nOn Saturday AM there were a lot of locals here. I was here with my bud (who is NOT Chinese) and we were hit with “copy watch” and all sorts of hawking for junk.
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\nWe were looking for a snack, so we followed the crowd<\/em>
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\nVoila, a very big xiaolongbao. So big you had to stab it with a straw…<\/em>
\nI went to the Din Tai Fung in Xintiandi for real xiaolongbao. Delicious in so many ways! Mostly in the beef noodle soup and 5 xiaolongbao way. And unlike much of Shanghai, the service here was excellent.
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\nThis is how a regular sized (and yummy) xiaolongbao looks like<\/em>
\nAnd here are some other diners, for that “you are here” experience.
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\nThey were taking a lot of pix. Of me, their food and of each other. Glad I had a good hair day.<\/em>
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\nAftermath…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you like the past with all its glamour? Or do you like the future with all its “under construction-ness”? In defense of the future (I like the past better), I have to mention that the future can be quite fast. And I LIKE it!!! The fastest (and most boring looking inside) train on the … <\/p>\n

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