Brief Update #2

After a 13 hour night train, of which I slept 8 hours thanks to half a sleeping pill, we arrived in Shanghai. And it fits me like a silk kimono. The city is modern, many people speak English and the restaurants are fantastic. There goes my BRAT diet. I am not on the BRATS diet: Bananas, Rice, Apples, Tea and Sushi. Last night, I went to an all you can eat sushi restaurant. And all you can drink beer and sake. Let me repeat: all you can eat and drink. Or to be politically correct all you care to eat and drink. Which ended up quite a bit. The best part was, the meal wasn't buffet style. You pointed at the menu and they brought the dishes to you. Just there was no limit to how much you ordered. Okay, enough about food and excess.

Today, we discovered a pirated DVD store and I was like a kid in a candy shop. All movies were only the equivalent of 3 American dollars! The pirated movies and knock off purses are two of the greatest things about China. I bought Romeo and Juliet (the Leo DiCaprio version), Fargo, 21 (which is highly recommended), Snatch and P.S. I Love You.

Anyhow, as you may have noticed,

I have internet here so I will try to keep you posted. Tomorrow, we are getting a nice massage and wandering through part of Shanghai. The biggest city in China, I doubt we'll get through much. Cooking lessons are tomorrow night, so stay tuned and I will post the recipes the best I can. Menu is as follows:
Kung Pao Chicken (my fave)
Sweet and Sour Pork
Shrimp Dumplings
Fried Rice

Sorry, I keep talking about food.