Goodbye Shanghai

The last few days in Shanghai passed by too quickly. We did some last minute shopping on Saturday at an outlet mall just outside Shanghai. It was totally not worth it. The discounts were not as high as what we were used to Germany and definitely nowhere near the hard to believe bargains that we found in USA. Nevertheless, my ever smart DH managed to find some good deals in the Armani store for us and in the Osh Kosh store for Sunshine.

People's Square

On Sunday, we decided to spend one last day with F and B and Sunshine's little friend before we left for Germany. They took us to the Shanghai zoo and Sunshine enjoyed it a lot. There was a small safari, some shows with animals, a very vast park and many many animals and birds. The kids had loads of fun running around, tugging at each other and fooling around. Good food is an essential part of any outing here and after a tiring day at the zoo, we went to a restaurant called Southern memories for dinner. It was housed in the World Expo cultural center which was shaped like a flying saucer. There is a huge balcony which goes all the way around the building and we got some awesome views after the very delicious dinner.

Shanghai Zoo

It was goodbye time and we were really sad as F and B had become our good friends in a very short time and hopefully they will visit us in Germany very soon. On Monday, we left the hotel early since we wanted to be in the airport with plenty of time to spare. It was struggling getting all our luggage into the taxi. Travelling light has never been one of our virtues and now we have a baby to boot. We left Shanghai with a very different view about China and its people. We had an amazing time and the Chinese are one of the friendliest, most hospitable people we have ever met. We would love to visit again when Sunshine is a little older so that he can also understand and learn something about this enchanting country and its culture.