Shanghai

After a great time in Beijing I came here to visit my good friend Claire who is teaching English here for a year. Free accomodation and even better times ensued, mid june.

On arrival she took me to this tea house (formally a mafia boss house), very suspicious meaty treats in hand – they weren’t right…

The first time I saw an England game from the world cup – in a taxi!

Everyone – thumbs please!

Blending in no problems…

The ‘Bund’ at night – amazing views!

Me and lots of nuts or seeds or something…

At the marriott hotel outside the martini madness below – You know I like photos with random people!

Me and Claire,Matini’s in hand

Oh look more martini’s

Oh and afternoon martini’s I had a lychee one…

This is a proper lychee, they weren’t quite right….

Me trying to be cosmopolitan – That ‘duvel’ beer was mighty strong.

Claire trying to be cosmopolitan…

You can never have too many buddha’s….

Or you can have one ornate huge one!

Everyone was being taken over by strange green alien goo at this club…

I on the other hand was already an alien – the strange green stuff didn’t touch me, I’ve also just noticed that the dancer is looking right into the camera – awesome!

A nice little street scene – breakup the action a little…

These guys gave me there half bottle of ‘belvedere’ vodka. Swigged that back at the dumpling shop watching football trying to talk chinese at 6am.

Chech out zauron at the back – Shanghai city centre

View from Claire’s apartments. Here come the thumbs!

Me and Rachel (claire’sflatmate)…

Me and Kate (claire;s flatmate again)…

Group thumbs!….

Farewell thumbs! The service at this place was shockingly bad that afternoon. They had to cancel their orders which took ages just to communicate. I was fine I enjoyed a huge chicken burger….they had to go back to work!