I started the evening with dinner at a place near my hotel that bosts local home cooking called "Shanghai Grandmother". I opted to skip the fried bull frog in XO sauce and ordered the crispy river eel (28Y or 4.28$), the fried french bean with chili suace & minced pork (25Y or 3.82$) and although I thought I was ordering the 3 cup chicken I had actually ordered the fried pork feet with salt and pepper (38Y or 5.80$). To wash it all down a 500ml bottle of heiniken at 12Y or 1.83$. The food was great! If I go back tomorrow for lunch I think I'll try the braised abalone with mushroom and broccoli. Not sure I'm into the marinated pig tongue.
After dinner I took the subway to Lulu Massage Center in the French Concession where I had a top notch 70 minute massage by a blind lady for 60Y or 9.17$. I'm certain if she wanted to she could pull a Spock from Star Treck and put me out with one pinch in the right part of my neck. She dug into all of my Dragon Boat fatigue and when she was done I felt like I was walking sideways down the street.
A cab ride back to the Bund and a quick cocktail at Glamour Bar (125Y; twice at much as the massage) before heading back to my room.
What a great night.
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