Started at a shopping district near Yuan Gardens:
And then we went to dinner:
And walked around The Bund:
And I iz one tired puppy. Night, all!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Shanghai to Shrewsbury
Well, the last day is finally here - and the work we came here to do is finished. So we went out on the town to celebrate with our colleagues.
Started at a shopping district near Yuan Gardens:
And then we went to dinner:
And walked around The Bund:
And I iz one tired puppy. Night, all!
Started at a shopping district near Yuan Gardens:
And then we went to dinner:
And walked around The Bund:
And I iz one tired puppy. Night, all!
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You went around The Bund - and I went around The Bend ! ...but you found that out along time ago - didn't you ?!
fyi...
The word "Bund" means an embankment or an embanked quay, and comes from the Urdu word band, meaning an embankment, levee or dam (a cognate of English terms, bind and band, German term, bund, etc.). "Bund" is pronounced to rhyme with "fund". The term was brought to India (where it came to be pronounced as "bund") by either the Mughals in at the beginning of the 16th century, or possibly, by the Baghdadi Jews like the family of David Sassoon, and thence to Shanghai by the family of Victor Sassoon. There are many "bands" to be found in Baghdad, even today. There are numerous sites in India, China, and Japan which are called "bunds". However, "The Bund" as a proper noun almost invariably refers to this stretch of embanked riverfront in Shanghai.
I'll feel good when I know my sis is back on US soil. Have a safe trip home SML.
It's good to know that jetison hasn't lost his sense of humor since you've been gone.
Safe travels, Becks!
::waves::
Happy trails, becks! Your photos have been beautiful - it's been fun following your trip. We've missed you around "the joint"
These have been some very entertaining posts, Becks. Hope your flight is uneventfuland the jetlag doesn't bite!
Now I have the fun task of trying to stuff everything I bought back in the suitcase!
Last night was incredibly fun -- watching my colleague haggle with the people in the marketplace was quite entertaining. She basically got us 75% off the pricetags. She was a hard bargainer - and I will be rateful forever.
I found that I really LOVED Asia much more than I ever expected. It was a great trip and there's talk of a return one day. If so, I hope jetison can come along - I think he'd enjoy it tremendously.
The food was incredibly good and the logistics were so smooth - much better than I thought. It's great to feel like a citizen of the world, not just my own corner of it.
*grateful - see above post.
::waves::
See you back in the US of A, my friends!
Becks, you're amazing for keeping this so updated while you were on your adventure!
Can't wait to hear about it all in person!
Safe travels (traveled?)!!
WHOO HOOO!!!!
Becks is home!
Thanks for doing all the posting, Becks. It's been really fun to keep up with you.
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