During the course of our week there, we did a ton of shopping, went to a traditional tea ceremony, looked at interesting buildings and water views, met some new friends, met an old friend, visited the Yuyuan gardens, saw an acrobat show, and went through a very odd underground tourist tunnel. The underground tunnel was probably the lowlight of the trip. It was basically a subway to get across the Huangpu river, but it was marketed as a major tourist attraction. The ride was accompanied by a bizarre psychedelic light show, and a disembodied voice which said things like, “swirling vortex! Shiny stars! Heaven and hell!” in both English and Chinese. My companions weren‘t too keen on the acrobat show, but I liked it. The actual acrobatics were stunning and seemingly death-defying, but I will admit
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