Cats, Mr Bean Cafe, Science Museum and the rest...

So the rest of the week long holiday included seeing Cats at the Lyric Theatre at People's Square with two of my classmates. I had seen Cats before in London many many years ago and remember the stage being very small and circular but this stage was a normal one and our seats were up near the back despite it being "mid-range" at 380RMB. Also I'd tried many times to buy tickets and each time told it was sold out so it was very disappointing that being the last date of the show there were many empty seats.

The show was entirely in Chinese with subtitles up in Chinese which was a real challenge. Also it was quite interactive with cats coming into the audience and even during the interval there were cats rolling around the floor of the theatre! It was hard to follow the musical but it was a good experience. It was annoying though that the couple sitting behind us decided to move in front of us as there were empty seats and then spend most of the time surfing the internet on the smartphone which was so distracting! I find it annoying when they can't spend a few hours to enjoy a show without the internet.

 

One day I took a trip to Pudong to Huami Lu and went to the Mr Bean Cafe. It was so quiet and empty and also very expensive. A drink cost almost 50RMB. But the place was nice, lots of Mr Bean stuff and playing episodes on the projector. The location was so strange though at the basement. Also the shopping centre where it is located doesn't even seem to be finished. 

Across the way is the Kerry's Centre which is another shopping centre with many eating places and linked to the hotel. 

 

Another day I went to the Science Museum in Pudong. Entry is 60RMB for an adult and you can buy tickets to see 3D and 4D movies. As I was on my own the guy offered me the last 4D ticket of the day. However the showing wasn't until 1pm so I had lots of time on my own. Also since it was the holidays it was so busy there! 

They have many sections so animals, robots, human body etc. Standard science museum. It is a beautiful piece of architecture and many scenes from Kung Fu Dunk were filmed here. The centre has a big dome which is where the 4D cinema is located. 

As with most things in China there is no sense of safety and with so many people it felt even worse. I went to one exhibit which was designed like an eco-system and ended up queuing just to climb up stairs and find it was like a one way system where even if you wanted to get out you couldn't! So in the end just had to put up with it and pray we were near the exit. 

There was a rubiks cube solving robot which managed it in 2 minutes, a piano playing robot too. Also there was an area which was very interactive so you could (if there wasn't so many people!) play with exhibits.