Day Three: Shanghai Stroll

After a leisurely morning of smog-filled runs, walks and strolls by various team members determined to get some sort of exercise, Rotarian Volker took over the agenda. The strolling continued as Volker and his wife Sondra, our gracious hosts for most of the day, showed us some of Shanghai's finer points as seen on two feet.

We started at Mogan Shan Art Galleries, an outdoor village of small art galleries. http://www.m50.com.cn/en/

Then strolled through:

• the fabric district as Megan and Melanie picked up dresses that were mere concepts just 24 hours before.
• the antique market that seemed like old Shanghai dropped into the middle of new Shanghai.
  parks and ponds -- yes they do have have them nestled in the middle of all the madness.
• Xintiandi (means new heaven - old earth). This area is a perfect example of how foreign architects are engaged in important projects changing the face of Shanghai. This architect happened to be American Ben Wood whose last project was a renovation project in the hip art deco district in South Miami Beach. http://www.shuion.com/eng/SOL/pptdev/xin.asp

All team members moved into Frank and Nancy's penthouse since we are leaving early for a drive into the 'country' tomorrow. We're headed to Hangzhou (only 5 million people) for a peek outside the city. Stay tuned!