Today was a day of shopping, walking, and LOTS of picture-taking.  Oh, and food, of course.  We started off the morning with a beautiful walk through the Yuyuan Garden – it was actually perfect, because the weather was cool and clear and sunny, and it was not very crowded within the Garden itself.  We got split into two groups because my group wanted to take 5000 pictures at every spot (definitely worth it – we got so many fantastic photos out of the experience), and I think we spent more time at the Garden than we originally planned…but, like I said, completely worthwhile.  I went to the Yuyuan Garden last time I came to Shanghai, but this time around it was much more fun because the weather was too hot last time and there were too many other tourists.  After the Garden, we ate a delicious lunch of vegetarian cuisine and then walked around and shopped at the nearby market before heading over to the Shanghai Library for a lecture on Shanghai history and documentaries.  I really enjoyed the portion about documentaries, because I had previously never really thought about the time, work, and planning that goes into making documentaries.  It seems like a wonderful thing to be a part of – but also lots of stress.  We concluded the day with what should have been my favorite part (jetlag killed a bit of my fun today, so I was quite tired by the end), Tianzifang.  This area is absolutely perfect – Wikipedia describes it as an “arts and crafts enclave,” and I agree with this assessment, but it’s so much more.  There were stores selling arts and crafts, yes, but there were also themed restaurants, mini bars protruding into the narrow alleyways, fantastic and funny original t-shirt designs, teahouses with enticing aromas – I could go on and on, but it was fabulous.  I definitely plan on going back sometime!  But now it is time to sleep.  Peace.