October 23, 2005
Shanghai: pop. 17 million, but still a small town
I was not planning for a night on the town last night, but my new-to-shanghai friend Judah called asking about a gym when I was about to take my second trial visit to my local $200 (annual) Star gym (sufficient, despite lacking heavy dumbells, the ab machine I like, a calf machine, towels, and morning hours during the week). I invited him to join, and I was surprised to find not only a few other foreigners, but also a couple of friends were working out there too. That settled it for me that I should bite the bullet and join the gym, which I did.
After the workout, we bought some persimmons (I think that's what "youzi" is called in english) many oranges, and some grapes for a quick snack before showering and heading out for Indian dinner at Hazara, and then heading on to the popular Park 97. Between dinner and the club, I ran into seven distinct groups of people I knew. Not seven people, but seven groups. It was a nice reminder of how Shanghai is still a small town, despite the 17 million person population.
Posted by Matt at 02:06 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.spareink.com/mt-tb.cgi/135
Comments
Post a comment
E-mail this entry to a friend!
