The Eye of the Typhoon

We arrived at the Fish Inn, and raced inside as torrential rain was pouring down and wind was blowing hard. Elizabeth, Dave, Sally and I are sharing a 3 bedroom suite. There are 3 small bedrooms and an even smaller common area with a TV and a tea kettle! We agreed that a visit to the Shanghai Art Museum would be a good choice!

Dave discovered a place called Wagas for lunch. And let me say this... the curried chicken with raisins in a spinach wrap was delicious! I ENJOYED EVERY BITE! Dave wants to go back there tomorrow! We shared a piece of chocolate decadence! MMM good!

Out the window, people were battling the winds, and umbrellas were all turned inside out! Trees were swaying and branches falling! We knew the museum closed at 5:00 pm, so it was now or never... a short metro ride and then out into the storm. "Go straight ahead 20 meters and it's on the left."
"Whose left?" It took all of 30 seconds for each of us to become completely soaked, and I mean right through to my underwear! Walking in water 4 inches deep, my new size 41 purple tennis shoes were submerged! By that point, who cared! My yellow umbrella bore the brunt of the pelts, and only turned inside out once! At this point, Sally decided to enjoy being wet and started dancing around in the fast moving water. Eventually, we arrived at the entrance to the museum.... I was surprised to see so many people there...

As luck would have it, I had put a long sleeved shirt in my purse. When I went into the restroom to make the change, an Italian woman suggested I put my soaking head under the hand drier!

When the museum closed, we found ourselves once again back out in the pouring rain. There were no taxis in sight, so it was back to the metro and then a short walk to the Fish Inn. Sure wish we could order Dominos tonight!i Greg, Megan and James leave early tomorrow morning for Beijing. The rest of the group has one more day in Shanghai.
Tomorrow my mission is to locate some fake Rolex watches. My sources tell me this is the place to get them. Could be another adventure!
Outside, it is raining harder than ever!
Xai Jian,
Joan


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Location:Shanghai