I’m always looking forward to Halloween. To the costumes, the pumpkin theme, all the decorations, to be able to dress up extra much and go clubbing in a costume.

This year I’ve celebrated Halloween twice. Once during the Bar Mural’s Halloween boat cruise on the 25th of October, and once in the new I Love Shanghai lounge on the 31st.

The boat party was amazing, and I got a really good impression of Bar Mural in general. They have this ancient look with lots of Buddhas on the stone walls. The boat itself was one of the ones you often can see on the river in Shanghai. With multicoloured, blinking lights and three floors. Oh, and an open bar. They even provided some basic costumes for the ones who didn’t dress up!

Although it wasn’t overly creative, I decided to go as a cat. I bought the ears during the Golden Week (the celebration of China’s national day) from some really annoying seller on the Nanjing walking street. Still forgot to put on whiskers though. Oh well.

I went there along with pretty much our entire EF school. There’s a lot of EF schools in Shanghai, of course, but whenever a few of the students in our school decides to go clubbing somewhere – the rest usually tags along. Let’s just say I had a great time!

_{(Picture belongs to Bar Mural, from the Halloween Boat Cruise.)
In the picture (from left to right); My new roommate Felicia, Ellen and me.}

_{(Picture belongs to Ellen.)}

_{(Picture belongs to Bar Mural.) Cute, magical Ellen.}

The Halloween party at I Love Shanghai was really fun as well. A bit more crowded (as in impossible to dance without someone bumping into you while dancing/trying to get past) but open bar and lots of creative costumes. The barmen were dressed up, or actually down, as devils. I wish I had lots of photos from it, but unfortunately I forgot all about taking pictures. On this day I was a Fairy Kitten since I fell completely in love with Ellen’s wings on the boat party – we switched costumes a few times during the night – and so I bought my own pair in red.

When I got there somewhere after 12 am (we were slow) the entire club was completely filled up. We almost didn’t get in at all because there were no more space in there.

Shanghai is definitely a great place to celebrate Halloween, and I’m hoping to celebrate in Shanghai next year as well.