Ni Hao from Shanghai!

After traveling for about 30 hours, we were completely exhausted.  The beds are like rocks, which is apparently quite common here, but after about 24 hours of no sleeping, I could have slept anywhere, with the exception of another plane.

We woke up to a lovely breakfast of fried rice, dumplings, noodles, spicy vegetables, eggs, sweet potatoes (or something similar), and warm “orange juice,” which can best be described as America’s Tang.

After breakfast, we decided to take to the streets to just take everything in.  The sights, sounds, smells, and people are fascinating.  Almost everyone stares, waves, or takes a picture of us as they pass.

I am currently sipping on some watermelon juice, which is basically just a whole watermelon put into a blender.  The man that I sat next to on the plane recommended it.  He grew up in Salt Lake City and moved to China shortly after graduating.  He gave me a lot of tips and tricks to get around and since his drink suggestion is a success, I will have to follow his advice.

Watermelon Juice