~celestine in china~: making our way to shanghai by train...

Day 11 – 2 Aug 08 (Sat)

mom & i took a train to shanghai this morning... the journey from nanjing to shanghai takes 2hrs 18mins... the train usually stops at several places in between for passengers to alight/board... the ride was pretty comfortable as the seats were spacious... =)

nanjing train station 南京火车站

spacious seats on the train...

after putting down our stuff in our shanghai apt, mom & i decided to shop around at 徐家汇... there were many shopping centres and departmental stores, really more than enough to shop till you drop! haha...

shopping centres at xujiahui...

徐家汇- 美罗城 xujiahui - metro city

太平洋百货

港汇广场

me in front of 港汇广场

东方商厦 + adidas building

close-up of adidas building - "impossible is nothing"! =)

me on the bridge, in front of 东方商厦

mom & i... =)

anyway, as always...our day has to end with a nice dinner... we went to this hongkong style cafe/restaurant and tried their dim sum... pretty good... =) if you recall, we ate 榴莲酥 durian puff at another restaurant previously, but since the waitress here also recommended their 榴莲酥, we decided to give it a try... when the dish was served, we found the presentation very exquisite! the puff was shaped like a durian, with a small piece of spring onion acting as the stalk of the durian! cute...haha... taste-wise, the durian was a little more powdery... not as authentic as the one we tried previously... the puff was also not as gd... haha... oh, but their 凤爪 chicken claws & 虾饺 prawn dumpling were good! =P pls dun try their chee cheong fun though...super disappointing! the flour thingy was super thick with only a little prawn inside... but well, to give them a little credit, the prawns were fresh & tasty... char siew pau was average, not fantastic... mango smoothie was nice! woohoo... can really taste the freshness and sweetness of the mango used... yummy... =P

mom in front of the restaurant - 港式茶餐厅