Part of the fun of travelling as real grown ups is that now we travel with more money than we did when we started this 10 years ago. This means that now we don't have to find the cheapest way to get around the city we are visiting, we can take taxis - and in China the taxis are quite cheap so it is a good way to get around. Of course old habits are hard to break, so we always try to use the local public transport at least once during each trip - tomorrow will be our subway and bus day.
An added bonus of taking a taxi in Shanghai is that you get to experience the thrill ride of your life. Our first trip into the city saw us flying down the motorway at breakneck speed using the other cars as markers as we swerved in and out of them. If we closed our eyes we could have believed that we were passengers in an F1 race car. However, with eyes open and seeing the delapidated state of the taxi, it felt more like we were in a getaway car after just having robbed a bank! Each bump that we hit saw the glove box jar open and come crashing into my knee - this was a blessing in disguise as I could use the hits in the knee to mask my muffled screams, hiding the fact that I was actually letting out 'rollercoaster' screams due to the erratic driving and the many near misses that I was confronted with.
Most times we compete with each other to see who will sit in the front, ride shotgun. Here however, even though Jenene gets motion sickness if she rides in the back, she is the first one in the back seat. I guess a little nausea is better than the night terrors I have been experiencing after riding up front with these wanna be Michael Schumachers. Serenity now!
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