Day 4 was nice and sunny again.
We set out for the Shanghai Natural History Museum. Decided to take the metro, instead of jumping into a taxi. Good decision, because we sort of got lost, and by chance, ended up in front of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery!
This Starbucks is not like any other Starbucks. It is roasts coffee beans for the Starbucks outlets in Shanghai. Besides being a roastery, it is also a cafe, bakery, souvenir shop and tea shop.
It's a huge place, and sells a huge variety of coffee - not just the usual frappucino. Its bakery sells freshly baked bread and pastries. Looked really yummy, but we'd just had breakfast and didn't have space for any more food. The 2nd floor is a tea shop, all kinds of herbal tea.
The shop sells a huge variety of coffee mugs, cups, coffee makers, clothes, bags, etc, etc. Very interesting.
After our lovely cup of coffee, we took a nice stroll to the Natural History Museum, walking pass the Jing'an Sculpture Park.
The rows of plum blossom lining the walkway were beautiful! No need to go to Japan to see sakura!
The Shanghai Natural History Museum was way better than we'd expected.
It had a pretty good range of displays, although we were not sure if some of the fossils were real. Again, what impressed us most was the English signages. Very good explanations and translations.
It was quite a big place and many halls. We could have spent more time, except there were a few groups of school children, making so much noise that we had to get out of there.
From the museum, we walked out to the main road, hoping to get a cab. But every cab that came by was occupied. And as we walked further, we stumbled upon a noodle shop. So we decided to have lunch. The noodles were excellent!
After lunch, we proceeded to 大世界. It was the first, and for a long time, the most popular amusement park in Shanghai. At one point during the war, it was a refuge for Chinese fleeing the fighting in the Chinese and Japanese zones.
Today, the old building has been restored, and is a culture center showcasing various Chinese art and culture.
This guzheng artist did not just play music. She explained the art of guzheng music and its history as well!
There was a 变脸 performance too, which we unfortunately missed. By the time we got to the room, the performance was over, and the artist was explaining the art of 变脸, which was boring for the kids because they couldn't understand him.
Next was shopping - first at the 4-storey Nike flagship store, then at the Lego shop next to it.
By the time we were done shopping, we were tired and famished. Went back to the hotel to leave our shopping and then headed out to a nearby Italian restaurant for a nice hot pasta meal. End of Day 4.
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