Breakfast buffet in the hotel again.

Hot, humid and raining today. Fortunately, we just need to taxi to the train station, nowhere else to go.

At the train station, waiting room for the train was packed, we could only stand. Considering the hour wait, Sabrina went to look for a better option. She found a room upstairs with comfy leather chairs and hot tea, which only required another dollar to get in. The cheapest upgrade to first class I’ve ever seen. Needless to say, we took it.

Train ride back to Shanghai was uneventful.

We relaxed for a while back in the apartment in Shanghai, and did some laundry. Later, we went to Sabrina’s sister’s place for dinner with the family.

Then shopping in one of the smaller malls in Shanghai (but still huge). Two floors of women’s clothing, shoes and jewellry. Then two floors of men’s wear, children, and some other stuff. Then a floor of food and high-tech stuff. Top floor was my favourite, with lots of stores selling high-end audiophile stereo gear.

When we tired of that, we left for home. But I suggested we stop for tea. I had a ginger and date tea, which is supposedly good for my cold. We also had a dessert snack consisting of a mountain of shaved ice with a core of custard and red beans spilling down the sides. The whole thing really does look like a volcano, and is very good. Yet another cool Chinese dish that I wish was available in Canada.

Then home to sleep.