2nd night in Shanghai after six days

Tonight I rode the train back across town with Susan to eat and see a dinner show.  The total train time was about 45 minutes.  Our first stop was at a "fake" mall, I received an email from someone at work wanting a fake Versace.

Pictures were discouraged but I took a few covertly.  There were no name brand look a likes, it was an uneventful place IMO.  We got back on the train and it was now rush hour.  No pictures but imagine being a human sardine in a can. Next stop was all the way across town to a Szechuan restaurant. This style of food is preserved in pickling and salt and uses a lot of spices for flavor.

Here are some pictures from our walk through a middle class neighborhood.

Pictures can not show how large and densely packed these apartment buildings are arranged

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Local food vendor serving dumplings out of a store front

She was not happy with me taking a picture

Sichuan Folk is the name of the restaurant and they are known for their spicy food and a dinner show.

Susan asked if she could order and I said sure but I needed an appetizer as it was getting late and I was hungry.  Appetizer was small p-nuts in peppers and spices along with a plate of cucumbers and peanut spread. I avoided the peppers and spice per a warning from Susan.

The menu was all most completely in Chinese so I was glad she was ordering.

Our meal consisted of corn, fried dumplings and pork ribs.

Fried Dumplings i ate a half dozen of these.

Plate of ribs

In the end I got brave and started to eat the pepper in the bowl of nuts. Wow what an experience.  I could have leaned back and had a root canal with no pain.  My lips and gums were numb.  I think I drank non-stop for five minutes. 

The show was a man dressed in ancient Chinese robe and he could change his face mask with flip of head or wave of his hand.  It was very interesting but the patrons treated him as a rock star as he made his way down from the stage and into the audience.  Everyone wanted to pose with him.

The rock star-

Here is a video of the show