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| Shanghai, China |
Neither of us was up to watch the ship docki in Shanghai at 3:00 AM for another overnight stop. We figured the captain had it well in hand and did not need either of us to supervise. This is the first port landing we have missed. I took some time for Immigration to clear the ship so we could disembark. The Chinese were not letting anyone with an abnormal temperature enter the country. The entire ship had to be scanned by a thermal temperature sensor before we were allowed to get our passports and get off.
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| Shanghai, China |
Julie has decided to take the City Tour today and my sister, Sue, and I were going to just to a walk around Shanghai. Julie was accompanying Leah Tutu for the day and was thrilled to do so. They started out in Shanghai’s old town, a picturesque, bustling tourist part of Shanghai. Old Town is part of the original town of Shanghai, or so the advertisements say, with many pagoda-like building housing eating shops (including 2 Starbucks), souvenir shops, tea houses, temples and a wonderful old Chinese garden.
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| Garden at Shanghai Old Town |
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| Old Town in Shanghai |
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| Old Town in Shanghai |
After Julie and the tour visited the garden, museum and jade temple, they headed for dinner. On the way to the restaurant they could see a fire in one of the monstrous apartment building close to where they were going. The fire burned the upper floors of the apartment building, killing more than 50 people and injuring at least that many. The fire also knocked out the electricity at the restaurant she was scheduled to have dinner. After dinner at an alternate restaurant, they attended an acrobatics show and saw some amazing performers and some equally amazing feats of strength and balance.
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