Hiding from the Rain - at a cost!

Last friday, it rained...

and when it rains in Shanghai, the road becomes really wet and gross... black puddles you have to watch out!

i let my feet get dirty because I can just wash them and I would rather get my feet dirty than my shoes dirty..

so Erik and I go into this "Coffee shop" - kind of thinking in American terms.. like a local coffee place.. to hide from the rain...

BUT

we got on the elevator that led us to "U.B.C. Coffee" and the door opens and we see a red lighted fish tank with big red fish swimming inside and we hear a high pitched female voice, "huan ying guang ling, ji wei?"

Hmmm... we hear some oldie "trot" music and some middle aged person smoking...

and we sat at a booth with nice sofas..

it was kind of dark inside..not too much lighting.. hmmmmmm!

very different from a "coffee place" that we expected..







To our dismay, the coffee was really expensive (Chinese standard) and we had to order 2 orders..







So I ordered "mocha coffee" and Erik ordered "banana boat"







It was the most elaborate and intricately decorated banana boat I've ever seen!




But I will never return to U.B.C Coffee!

AND it didn't stop raining that day.. so we walked home in the rain...