Shanghai is a full-on assault of smells. The wide variety of different odors mix together on the average walk down the street. Some are good; most are bad.
The natural scents are ....tolerable. Imagine this. On our way to the resteraunt for dinner and you could smell and combination of these things or all of them:
Steamed Buns, Cooking Oil, Vomit, Dead Animal, Vegetable Scraps, Dirt, Flowers, Fish, Vinegar,
Rinse Water, Turtles, Cow head, Sewage, Pee, Dog Poop, Fried Tofu, B.O. , and of course my favorite...Chicken Blood! Whew!!!
The sights, sounds, and smells are a lot to take in, in a city as busy as Shanghai! We took in all that we could, in spite of a bit of jet lag that threatened fatigue and nausea at times....from the smells. Tomorrow we are off to explore the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Gardens before flying off to Beijing.
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