We didn’t really have much of an agenda for our last full day of Shanghai besides meeting up with my friends Aaron and Gulya from BLCU so we asked Dinghan where we could go to check out some worthwhile stuff. He suggested the Fabric Market where you can bargain for clothes and suits.

We took the train over there and similar to the electronic market in Beijing this was an entire building of suits, dresses, and accessories. I’m not really into clothes shopping myself but the fake D&G belt I got from Joanna on her last trip to china was starting to wear out so I went in search for a new belt. I was able to bargain for less than $10 for an “authentic” Hugo Boss black belt, I should have gone way lower but the lady jumped ahead and cut the belt for me so she got me – -”

I did help Kimberly bargain for a burbury scarf knockoff for $5.

We wandered around the building for maybe an hour and then left. It was kind of dark and depressing in there, not sure why anyone would want to be there for more time than they have to. I didn’t know where we were going but it didn’t really matter because we found ourselves in a really run down neighborhood that was overflowing with authenticity and character.

We grabbed some random lamb meat that was being grilled, it was delicious but if I was going to get sick from anything on this trip, it would be from this.

There was just so much to look at and so many cute dogs walking around! One thing I definitely have noticed that I haven’t seen a single dog on a leash yet they are completely obedient dogs and closely follow their owner. If I had brought Speedy with me, he would have run off and I probably wouldn’t see him again.

Afterwards we decided to go on the completely opposite side of town to the business district to check out all the super tall buildings that make up the famous Shanghai Skyline.

I was shocked to see it would cost $20 each person to go up to one of the towers’ observatory not only because of the cost but it was smoggy that day so the visibility wouldn’t have been very good at all. We decided to go into one of the buildings and go up to the 54th floor where the Hyatt Hotel was and just look around from the restaurant. The place was so classy I felt like we didn’t belong there at all but the view was so worth it.

I’ve definitely learned from the past trips that I’ve had that it’s best not to set a strict agenda and just go with the flow because you never know what kind of fun you’d have. We went out to dinner with Aaron and some of his friends at a hot pot place called Hai Di Lao but that requires its own blog post ^_^