Fake Prada to Michelin Star Restaurants

Rain, rain and more rain.  That was the weather forecast of today.  Shanghai was in the thick of the Typhoon, limiting activities to shopping and eating.  Luckily this was right up my street.

Teacher had 2 house mates; Mr California and Naked French Man.  Mr California (above) was awesome.  Naked French Man on the other hand only made an appearance from time to time, naked, bar his boxer shorts and only to answer the door.  A little bit reminiscent of the Ugly Naked Man from Friends, although I think this one fancied himself as some sort of Adonis.

Mr California happened to have the day off today, so we hung out whilst Teacher was at work.  We went to his favourite place to eat, which was a funky little restaurant that served healthy, tasty food for a decent price.

Shopping was at the Fake Market.  When you first walked in, it was a bit overwhelming.  As soon as they saw a western face they were hounding you; "Hey Lady, you want Prada? What colour you want?  I got all colours."

But you soon learned to play it to your advantage; as a ploy to get them to drop their prices.  Soon I was haggling for things that I didn't even want, just because I could.

The day finished with dinner at Mr and Mrs Bund, a fancy restaurant with amazing views of the Bund.  We went for the late menu that started serving at 10.30pm and had amazing food for a fraction of the price.

I started with a Foie Gras crumble; basically Foie Gras with a nut crust, with nice crusty bread.  Then came the steak on a creamy bed of mash potato.  So tasty.