I kind of see the appeal of the bar scene now, even if it's mad expensive here in shanghai. Adrian visited, and in that period of time we went two two bars. One had pretty good beer, decent pizza, and a great view of the bund; we forced ourselves to sit outside even if it was chilly and windy. The second was a small bar that probably couldn't hold more than three groups of eight loungers and a few stragglers at the bar. The bartenders were basically drinks and a show, in that they took time to meticulously make each drink. I saw about three different ice picks and more than ten different types of ice formations. The drinks were good too; got a Vodka Ricky and a City Coral. Wish I remembered to take pictures.
Other that that, there were other adventures to be had in the normal "touristy" parts of Shanghai, if you can call them that. We visited the local MTG scene here; although we didn't play, I find it hilarious that it's right next to a maid cafe (I thought I had to go to Japan to see those). I reaffirmed that street food didn't agree with me, but crab dumplings did, and collectively we walked far and wide to recommended food places around the city.
Work continues as usual. More things are not going to plan, but what can you expect when you're furnishing a new lab. Overall, things are still new.
I think I'm both getting thinner and getting sick of beef noodle soup. Too bad the area we always go to at lunch pretty much specializes in that in almost every restaurant. Either that or pizza hut, I guess. Met up with someone today and asked for good non-asian restaurants. Ended up going to Cali burger, an in-n-out ripoff. Apparently their menu was identical until they got sued. Ah well. It was pretty good except the fries were slightly worse and the milkshakes had bourbon in them (which makes them better, of course).
Those drinks were SO COOL
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