We woke up late on our 2nd day in Shanghai and missed the breakfast buffet at the hotel. But it's ok, because the hotel's breakfast cannot make it lor!
We asked the driver to bring us to a local eatery to get breakfast before we start our day of sightseeing, and he brought us to this place....that I have no idea what is it called or where it was! Anyway, on to the food!
The ubiquitous 陂蛋瘦肉粥 was ordered, along with the 油条. The 粥 was ok, nothing compared to the congee in Hong Kong! But it was a good hearty breakfast to have.
陂蛋瘦肉粥
We also ordered a serve of the savoury 豆花, which was surprisingly quite good. They have added different types of preserved veggies inside, and spring onions and bits of dried shrimp. I thought I wouldn't get used to the savoury 豆花 but surprisingly I liked it and don't mind eating it again.
豆花
We also ordered a serve of 小龙包 and was again disappointed at the tough thick skin and dry fillings. My search for THE 小龙包 seems to be futile! :(
小龙包
After breakfast, we headed over to 东方明珠 at the recommendation of the driver. But it was unfortunate that it started to rain as we go up to the tower and managed to only get a "murky" view of the Shanghai skyline.
东方明珠
I think the view will be fantastic on a clear day - you get a 360 degrees view of Shanghai in the round tower, including The Bund, the new Expo 2010 site, etc.
View of Shanghai from the top...
It was an uneventful day with us ending up at Xin Tian Di again for dinner and some shopping before heading back to the hotel. We slept early in anticipation of the long drive to 周庄 the next day.
