Hangzhou to Shanghai in Pictures

Hello everyone! I'm in Beijing now and finally have time to upload some pictures. Warning: there are A LOT of pictures, and they are all out of order from most recent to oldest. But enjoy!

Our last night in Shanghai, we went to a punk rock concert. Here was the opening act, a bunch of girls yelling:
The second act was a bunch of old guys from Europe who played old rock songs:
The main act was a group called Demerit, very angry/punk rock:
Us afterwards, we survived the concert!
Late night shaokao- grilled lamb and veggies for 5 kuai:
The Xintiandi fancy-pants area where all the foreigners hung out:
A typical street in Shanghai:
The famous shao long baos in Yuyuan Garden. This is from our competition. I only ate 16:
The participants in the competition, Andrew, Anna, J.D., my spot, and Stephanie:
The metro in Shanghai is very long and usually crowded:
Part of the French Concession area in Shanghai:
A nice taste of home- West Coast Burger with avocado! MMM:
Monkey at the Pearl Tower:
Jinmao Tower and a new tall tower behind:
Korean BBQ in Shanghai:
At the Shanghai Museum, which was so exhausting that many people took naps in the hallway:
Diane- They have Coffee Bean in Shanghai!
A delicious meal meal at Chamate- Beef curry:
Razor clams from dim sum:
Delicious dim sum:
Me @ the bund!
Monkey at the bund!
The bund:
Yuyuan Garden at night, in front of the 9 zig zag bridge:
Shao long baos our first night in Shanghai:
Monkey found a Starbucks in Hangzhou:
Tea tasting in Hangzhou:
Dao Shao Mian in Shanghai our first night!
Andrew wearing his sweet 3 kuai poncho:
Monkey is the same size as the kitty at the hostel in Shanghai:
Buddha is on the right track:
Buddha in Hangzhou:
A not so happy meal in Hangzhou:
The bike I rented in Hangzhou to ride around the West Lake for 2 kuai!
Part of the West Lake in Hangzhou:
Monkey found a delicious red bean Popsicle:
The ceiling of a pagoda in Hangzhou:
The view from the pagoda at night:
Steph all bunded up in our hostel in Hangzhou, in fear of cockroaches:
Laughing Buddha in Hangzhou:


And that's it for now! I'll be sure to update more in Beijing! Hope all is well back home :) Miss you!

-b

PS: Adam- I get home the 26th of July.