The so-called tourism means going from a place where you are tired of staying to see a place where others are tired of staying. But, in fact, are you really tired of staying? Especially in a big city like Shanghai, even if you have lived for decades, how many places are you really familiar with?

In-depth travel is popular nowadays to experience the life of local people in one place. In fact, you can completely treat yourself as a tourist and visit the city where you live and do something that only tourists can do!

After taking our children on Yuyuan Road not long ago, we came to Sinan Road again.

First stop, ACG Creative DIY

This shop is near Sinan Road. We made an appointment in advance. The day before the New Year's Eve was still a working day. There was no one when we arrived, and then another couple came. It is said that there are many people on weekends.

The studio is in an old community. In the old community in the city, it is either a Shikumen house or a building built on the edge of a historical building. In fact, there is nothing special inside. You must register at the entrance of the community, show your health code, and take your body temperature.

The studio is very small, but there are few good people. If there are more people, it really feels like I can't move.

The two tables in the middle can seat about 8 people. At the beginning, it was just a family of three and a staff member. The thumb piano is very small, as small as the palm of my children. The child chose a heart shape and decided to draw, drawing her favorite little animal-the hamster. I temporarily searched for a picture online and asked her to make a draft with a pencil. As a result, whether it was a draft or coloring, I finished it in the end. However, she helped color the color, which was a lot of help. After drawing, arrange the keys in order and tighten them with screws. These are all done by my father and my children together. Therefore, this small thumb piano can be regarded as a work completed by the three of our family.

The teacher was very powerful. Finally, the teacher tuned the tune. I saw him tapping the keys back and forth. Different lengths can have different timbre. People like me, who are intoned, really admire these people who can hear the sound just by listening!

The entire process took about an hour and a half. The person next to him is very powerful, fast and paints well. Looking at my... Hmm! Love your own baby! Art is really a technology!

The second stop, Sinan Bookstore (Poetry Store)

As you can see from the name, this place is absolutely poetic.

Within a few minutes 'walk from the community where ACG is located to Sinan Bookstore, you will see many tastefully decorated coffee shops along the way. However, our goal was A-Niang's Noodle Shop. Unfortunately, A-Niang seemed to have returned to her hometown for the New Year, so she was rejected. So she had to move forward with the rest of the trip and turn a corner to Sinan Bookstore.

Many Sinan Bookstores in Shanghai require reservations in advance. I made an appointment with Yunshang last time, but according to the agreed time, I would have to wait in line for an hour, so I gave up. Fortunately, there is no one in this store! We arrived earlier than our appointment, so we could get in.

This was originally the Church of St. Nicholas, so you can see some clues from the outside and inside. It is not big inside and has very few books. If the bookstore is divided into 4 areas, 1/4 of the cultural and creative area and 1/4 of the children's reading area, these two areas are really great! Books in the children's reading area can be borrowed, and I envy the children who live nearby! They are books I have never seen before! Our family took a picture book and read it. It was a very interesting book and I read it with gusto from beginning to end.

There are postcards, poetry shop stamps to stamp, and special stamps to stick in the Cultural and Creative District. Such a meaningful souvenir is definitely worth collecting. You can also mail it after paying at the front desk!

Passing through the Cultural and Creative District, you can reach another large dining area that serves coffee, drinks, tea and desserts. The interior is relatively dark and there is an outdoor area, but the weather is cold and no one goes out. Maybe because of the working day, there are not many people.

We ordered a set meal (tea + cake) and a drink for lunch! The clerk reminded that the "Chocolate Banana Cream Planet Cup" was cold and might be a little cold for children in winter. In fact, it's just room temperature. It's cream and milk, which is quite suitable for children. The cakes and drinks were ordered by Lu Lu himself, and they all felt like summer.

Third stop, Sun Yat-sen's former residence

This is the most surprising attraction for me during this micro-tour.

Originally, because you had to pay for tickets to visit, when making the guide, I didn't regard it as a must-enter point. I planned to go to the scene to see the situation before talking about it. Thinking about it, it's weird that there are still former residences that you have to pay to visit now! But it's really worth the money. Besides, it's only 20. 1.3 Children under the meter are free, but you still have to register at the site and then you can get a paper ticket. The ticket is also a souvenir worth collecting!

There are many staff members in Sun Yat-sen's former residence, and you can feel their enthusiasm and courtesy from the door.

Entering the door is a small villa building. Inside are text and photo introductions of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling. It is like reading a book and slowly tasting it, which is very interesting. There are also some physical displays and scenes creation. I really wanted to read it word by word. Even if I watched it skipping this time, I learned a lot of events that I didn't know before. As I get older and experience increases, the modern history of China, which I was not interested in, seems quite interesting. What a coincidence, I had just been to Chuansha before and visited the house where Soong Ching Ling was born. It would be perfect to visit Songyuan Road again.

Because the children are not in the mood to read it (so I strongly suggest that the room with a TV can put some audio and video materials?), I have been dragged away, so I can't read carefully every sentence (why does my elderly self appear in front of me?...), As a result, when we walked out of this cultural and history exhibition hall, we discovered that the real former residence was the one next to it! You have to wear shoe covers to go in, and all the furniture layout is preserved, so you can imagine the past life fragments. Unexpectedly, there were so many bookcases!

There is a well-maintained grassland in front of the former residence. Even in winter, it is still green and gratifying! It is in full bloom, and this is the first time I have photographed wintersweet with the former residence as the background!

By the way, there is a small souvenir shop downstairs after visiting the History Museum. I wanted to buy just one refrigerator sticker, but as a result, they just launched a blessing bag, which was rich in content and very cost-effective. I bought one without hesitation.

In short, Sun Yat-sen's former residence, which is clean, tidy, warm and polite, and has a variety of exhibitions, is definitely worth a visit!

Fourth stop, Zhou Mansion

The Zhou Mansion, which was originally quite looking forward to, fell into a disadvantage immediately after Sun Yat-sen's former residence.

You can't enter after 4 p.m., so if you want to visit, watch the time!

I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to make an appointment that day, so I made an appointment to visit Zhou Mansion in advance. It was free anyway! After verification at the door, I went directly to a platform and started visiting from the second floor. Although it is called the "Zhou Mansion", in fact, Premier Zhou only lives in one room inside. Many other rooms up and down are places where other comrades work and rest. The layout of each room is similar-bed and writing desk. A 2-story building and a loft can accommodate many people. There is also a garage on the first floor! There is also a small garden at the door. The introduction to literature and history is also in another small building next door. Winter comes, only dead branches and rotten leaves remain on the wall.

We took a casual circle and came out.

In fact, it was almost 4:30 at that time, and the children were already a little tired, so we decided to go to the Sinan Mansion next to them.

Fifth stop, Starbucks Zhenxuan (Sinan Mansion Store)

This store has too many things to complain about! The only advantage is that it monopolizes a villa, and the environment is incomparable to other shopping malls I have visited.

It seems that you can also place orders on the second floor. After we went in, we ordered directly on the first floor. The cashier boy was not very skilled in his business and seemed a little confused. He didn't ask if I wanted a cup up...

The small building has a total of three floors, and there are some places distributed on each floor, even at the corner of the stairs and on the balcony. There is also a large long table on the third floor, suitable for using computers.

The main thing I want to complain about is the only bathroom on the third floor. Maybe other stores don't have a bathroom, so Starbucks never thought of hiring a cleaning lady. The employees in the store are all at the checkout counter or cashier or making coffee. Customers take drinks and food and find a seat to sit down. After eating, if they unconsciously, garbage will be left on the table, and no one will clean it up for a long time. The most terrifying thing is the bathroom, which is dirty and smelly! Because there is only one toilet for unisex, queuing is also a necessity.

Sixth stop, Tianzifang

In the past, Tianzifang was crowded with tourists, and there were a dazzling array of products in various small shops that made people forget to leave.

Although I live in Shanghai, going to places like Tianzifang is actually similar to tourists. However, it is convenient to go whenever I want, but it is so close that I think less about it.

Therefore, in my memory, I only went there once with my college classmates. I only remember the dinner I went to, and I have a shallow impression of it.

This time, I took the children there. When I arrived, it was already dinner-time. After eating, I went to visit Tianzifang. Although it is the Spring Festival, there is not much flavor of the New Year. In addition, there are few tourists, many shops are closed, and the stores that are open do not have much desire to visit. In the past, I used to visit small commodity markets with gusto, but now I may have a more practical mentality and I can't be interested in things that are just good-looking but useless. However, it is still very attractive for children. I firmly wrote down the subway lines and prepared to take my grandparents there next time.

Seventh stop, Lianchi Indian Restaurant

It's not easy for a restaurant to be open for so many years. The feeling and impression of going this time are a little different. In the layout of the restaurant, there is an area outside with relatively regular tables and chairs, and an area inside where you need to take off your shoes. When we arrived, there was just one seat that was not reserved.

Scones and curries were definitely must-order, so we ordered la tea, brown rice pudding and Lianchi fried rice.

Brown rice pudding was originally ordered for children, but it is actually completely different from the pudding we have been eating. It should be brown rice soaked in milk. The children don't like this small rice grain that is a little hard in taste, so I ended up eating it.

Curry is really versatile. You can eat it with scones or put it in fried rice. We ordered cheese scones, which were not very big, but it was a little too big for three people. Fortunately, the amount of fried rice was very large, but I prefer scones ~~ Because children don't like brown rice pudding and also like scones dipped in curry, I had to endure it.

There was an Indian waiter who spoke Chinese and was very enthusiastic. He came here specially to chat, but he met our shy and introverted baby. He didn't seize the rare opportunity to get in close contact with foreigners!