Yu Garden

After not going to Yu garden since our first trip together in 2003 we finally went back to one of Shanghai's main tourist attractions in the old town

Ji's parents came along

Its a very touristy place but quite colorful

Of course there were many places for snacks

Behind the old tea house the high towers at the river in Pudong

For lunch we stopped in a small restaurant just steps from the place were Ji grew up - it was demolished when a metro station and office tower was built there 16 years ago .

Tim Cook the CEO of Apple had been there as well

Still some old neighborhood streets didn't change

 Time for some bubble tea

Back to Yu garden to get some souvenirs for friends Mia had to use the bath room. She was not impressed

But at least we got some chinese ice cream with red beans

Old and new

Unfortunatley a lot of old buildings are still getting knocked down