I arrived in Shanghai on a foggy day, and a couple of my team took me out to tour the sights.
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We saw a history exhibit of the Bund
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Walked the edge of the Huangpu River
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Then got a ride to an amazing garden to tour
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We ordered lunch...
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...and got food for an army.
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I bought gifts for the kids
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And we had coffee in a little shop nearby
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After a day of walking, we ate at a build-your-own-soup restaurant, again ordering enough for an army.
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Then, gymnasts!
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The next day we actually went to the office and worked, meeting lots of folks I know by name and email...
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After work we headed to an arena for a concert.
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Fish Leung serenaded us (and 30,000 more people) on Valentine's night.
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More meetings
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Then a view of the city from above...
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Pearl Tower - with a 360-degree observation lounge.
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More meetings and more lunch - they fed us very well!
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Dinner along the Bund
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Leadership team wrapping up a week of work
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