We have finally arrived at our “home” in Shanghai. But it wasn’t easy getting here. We learned that it’s almost impossible to get a taxi on a rainy Saturday in Shanghai. But we got one, eventually.  And it was worth the wait.

The SISU Guest House is the nicest place we’ve stayed yet. Thanks to Professor Huang Yu from Hong Kong Baptist University, we got a great rate. We’re on the 10th floor, overlooking the lovely, but smoggy city of Shanghai, at the campus of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU).  The professor also took us out for a fabulous art exhibit a few miles from the hotel.  Then, we enjoyed one of the simple pleasures of home, coffee from Starbucks. 

This hotel is a subway ride away from the World Expo and downtown, places we’ll be visiting a lot over the next two weeks. No Wal-Mart near here; but there are plenty of shops and restaurants right outside. Location, location, location! Next stop, dinner with some of our neighbors.