day 9, shanghai

finally...the last day of my stay in shanghai. the weather had turned cloudy and wet and again it rained.
however, on this last day, i had special guides from china......one of my girls' (elaine) aunt and uncle. i am so grateful to elaine for introducing her hospitable aunt to me. i had a good time that day going to another ancient water town called zhu jia jiao. don't ask me how to pronounce it properly in chinese, until now, i can still pronounce it wrongly. but ppl do know which town i talk about since it is one of the most famous ones around shanghai with more than 1700 years of history.

we left the hotel at 8.30 a.m. and drove about 1 hour to the town. elaine's uncle wanted to pay for our entrance fee (rmb60 for eight scenic spots) but we insisted on paying it ourselves. they paid for our lunch anyway. they have different prices for different packages.
this here is my favourite and i think best photo of my whole trip. it is so serene and quaint and calm right? and i think the picture manages to capture the essence of this water town. that tower in the background is a temple. this is the view from the restaurant's window where we had our lunch.

we did not buy the package which included a boat ride, so we walked all the way in and all the way out through the narrow streets. we had a map of course or we would definitely be lost as every street looks almost the same.
one of the scenic spots we entered- kezhi garden.

another attraction we visited was this qing dynasty post office.

we only left at around 4p.m.......and it was still raining when we left. reached the hotel as the sky was darkening and the traffic back to the city started to get heavier with city dwellers coming back from their weekend escapades.
elaine's aunt and uncle, dad and uncle pek and their toyota. we don't have this model in malaysia. me? i was the camera woman. the one which dad took for me was not clear. sigh.....the camera is not that user-friendly anymore.

and so, this last visit to zhu jia jiao ended my visit to shanghai. the next morning, we left the hotel at 8a.m. and i took the metro all the way to the airport. only rmb7 for that 1 hour ride. damn cheap.

i still haven't finished yet with my shanghai post. coming up next will be food and shopping posts. which one shall i post first?