Lazy Weekend (7/9-10/2011)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Will sneak in acouple photos of our dinner out at South Beauty Restaurant in Xintiandi:
Spicy lamb chops:

Mushrooms in the background.
Spicy tofu:

Saturday, July 9, 2011
Today's destination is the Shanghai Museum of Public Security:

Relief mural in the lobby depicting legends of unyielding and altruistic spirit (of the public security officers):

The carved columns represent the five officer groups: criminal, security, traffic, firefighting, and corrections:

On the 2nd floor, the Shanghai Police History Hall.
Kent and Brynne stand with a Sikh Indian patrolman, a "smug" British patrolman, and a Chinese patrolman:

Whistles:

Medals:

Hollowed book used by spies:

We assume, counterfeit money:

And a check for $1,200,000.00!
A gun used in an assassination attempt on Shanghai's former Mayor Chen Yi:

Criminal messengers?

Hall of Heroes:

On the 3rd Floor, Criminal Investigation Hall.
Stories of 30 cases since 1949 are told in Chinese, with photos of body parts:

"German dogs:"

Death by scissors?

Police Security Hall.
Catalog of population cards used before 1949:

Vice Squad - Drugs:

Vice Squad - Gambling:

Vice Squad - Prostitution:

Confiscated weapons:

Traffic Hall:

Restored traffic officer motorcycle:

Prison Hall.
Leg irons:

Hand cuffs:

Prison cell and uniform:

On the 4th Floor, Firefighting Hall.
Bronze helmets:

Fire extinguishers:

Police Equipment Hall.
Guns used by Sun Yatsen:

Guns in disguise:

Uniforms through the ages:

On the 5th Floor, Security during the Shanghai Expo 2010:

Lunch at Malone's American Cafe:

With Chinese and French people.

Sunday, July 10, 2011
We were told we had to see a WalMart:

There are 10 WalMart Supercenters in Shanghai.
What can we say?!
Electric motor scooters:

(Should be sold in the U.S.!)
Pickles:

Bulk frozen lima beans and corn:

Bulk ground meat (unwrapped):

Bulk dried fishies:

Bulk seaweed:

Fresh eels:

Promotions with girls in uniform:

Babysitting:

Lunch at Tete a Tete Cafe:

Assorted veggies lunch set:

Kent's soup with meat on a joint:

Pork ribs and rice in clay pot lunch set:

Shanghai Circus World has performances of the Happy Circus on weekends:

Every evening there is a performance of "Era: Intersection in Time," a Chinese acrobatic show:

We attended the Era performance this evening, which was fantastic and at times heart-stopping, with Brynne's friend Gloria. Since photography is not allowed, I will refer you to the official teaser for the Era Shanghai Show: http://youtu.be/Gp1sp_PVJSw.