Sunset

 Some sunset pictures from Mia taken around the Heidelberg main station - a block from our place

Lorsch Abbey

The former abbey in Lorsch is a UNESCO world heritage site and only a 30 minute drive north of Heidelberg. We had never checked it out before. The abbey, together with its monumental entrance, the 9-th century 'Torhall', are rare architectural vestiges of the Carolingian era.

Only a part of teh church is left of the abbey:

 

 

A wedding party stoppped for pictures with their antique car

A short walk away was the replica of a medieval farm

A tobacco field

Some ruins a short walk away

The market squre in Lorsch with some nice ice cafes

Back to Frankfurt

 With a little help of uncle Didi we managed to pass the check in and passport check in record time

Back in Frankfurt airport after a 11 hour flight

Huaihai Road

First we headed to Xuiahui were we used to stay and Mia liked the bubble tea

Then we headed to Huiahai Road for a stroll in the former French concession. Uncle Didi lives at the eastern end of the famous shopping road

Customer standing in line at famous dumpöing store

A lot of Teslas

At a shopping mall

Jiading

Uncle Didi organized a trip to Jiading with a friend how owns a Tesla model Y. Mia liked the car and he wanted to to give her the opportunity for a ride and show an apartment there.
We got picked up in fron of the hotel

We also stopped at a park in Jiading

A lot of nice new electric cars:

Mia behind the wheel

Nanxun

After a nice lunch with his family our host drove us back all the way to Shanghai and even stopped on the way back in Nanxun to show us the historic town

A charming old town with a canals:

Fancy cars here as well:

Also on the highway back to Shanghai where it started to rain hard

Luckily it had stopped when we arrived back at the hotel

Chanxing Chinese Alligator Reserve

Sunday morning our host took us to another interesting spot, the Chanxing Chinese Alligator Reserve where Chinese alligators - a very rare species - can survive in lakes in ponds. They are a bit smaller than their cousins in the southern US:
First stop was an information center. 

Feeding some alligators with bread

A tour in a small boat

Touring the area on four wheels