ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!… is the view from atop VUE Bar at the Hyatt on the Bund.

My friend JJ had recommended this spot as a “must check out”…so I took his word and have to agree, it’s one of my favorite places thus far!!This sophisticated and intimate lounge has amazing views of both the Bund and Pudong. This two-floor bar at Hyatt on the Bund features an open jacuzzi on it’s rooftop!!

Despite amidst typhoony conditions, we went anyway… it was so windy! Look at my hair!

Meet Lisa below. Another fellow ABC!! and also a teacher at the school; this will be her 2nd year. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, her rather thick NY accent cracks me up, all the while, make me feel right at home!! We’ve also concluded that she gets the “Chinese Pass” - meaning, she can blend in and be mistaken to be a local Chinese around here, while I, still get the foreign treatment. In my one month stay here thus far, I’ve pretty much learned that I am not Chinese by way of reasons: a) I don’t look Chinese. b) I don’t dress like a Chinese. c) and I don’t speak Mandarin, but have been told I have “perfect Cantonese pronunciation.” GO FIGURE!! However, what I do get is…. Are you mixed? Hawaiian? Spanish? Singaporean, Malaysian? Philipino? …..Lisa, on the other hand, can speak broken Mandarin, and this.. I definitely appreciate!! Many people either think she is my tour guide and/or my hired translator. HAAAAA! It’s GREAT for me! Bwahahhahaha!

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