Day 83 - A slow start to a shopping binge

After Adam's dreadful night / morning we decided to postpone our departure to allow for some resting and recuperating, and enjoyed watching the box and reading our books, while listening to the rain and thunder outside, which further encouraged our lazy day.

Finally deciding we should eat, we purchased some supplies from our (now) local supermarket so we could relax even more of the day away in our room. Come 4.30pm with the rain having eased, we decided perhaps we should at least do something on our last day in Shanghai (again). Remembering antique markets we have passed on our frequent bus journeys into town, we set out in search of a bargain and walked away with four!

The antique markets fill a few small side streets off Tibet Road, and we thoroughly enjoyed wandering past the tables littered with a jumble of porcelain (China), Mao memorabilia, Chinese locks, wooden boxes and many other old and not-so-old pieces of interest. The markets was a great place to exercise the brain, as purchasing our goods involved a lot of hard bargaining, with the trump card of walking away being utilised to full effect! Our four purchases consist of a Chinese Dragon Zippo lighter (fuelled up and ready to go), porcelain chopsticks with delicate flower patterns, an antique(?) Chinese bronze lock, and two pretty pink China tea cups / bowls, which might just be the beginnings of an obsession that has been brewing since we arrived. As darkness fell we reluctantly left the enjoyment of the markets, heading once again towards home and food, and hopefully a better nights sleep.

Adlibing the antique streets.