We’re back in the publishing business! We couldn’t make connections yesterday, so I’m a day behind.
Yesterday we had a traditional Chinese breakfast in the dining room: rice gruel with peanuts and pickled vegetables. We took the bus that used to go to the Metro station, but it didn’t, and we got pretty lost. Rode the brand-new Metro line #10 to YuYuan Garden, which Gage really liked. Had their famous dumplings for lunch and toured the old garden. It was fun to watch Gage bargain for his bargains in the tourist traps.
Walked to the Bund. I’m very disappointed that no girls have approached Gage to have their pictures taken with him…you’re still the poster boy, Ben. Maybe they’re afraid of him.
Rode the tram down Nanjing Road to the Metro station. When we came out of the station, I got lost again, which is pretty discouraging to me. Then I realized that they tore up CaoBao Road, my landmark.
Things that are different now: scooters instead of bicycles, no laundry hanging from windows (I wonder where it is?), and Americans are no longer treated with awe. They wouldn’t even let us in to the track meet on campus today.
We fell asleep last night at 5 p.m., without any dinner. At 10:00 there was a screaming fight next door that went on for 20 minutes, ending up with the occupants being evicted. Gage slept right through it. We got up at 4:30 a.m. and Gage did homework while I read. Luckily, we had granola bars to see us through to breakfast.