Nov 2, 2008 - Shanghai

Last minute change of plans! Originally I planned to stay in Beijing for one week - then hit Shanghai a week later. ... But a last minute conversation with Rex who said he was going to be in Shanghai first saw me getting an air ticket straight to Shanghai. ... Despite what people say - Beijing was clear skies, hardly any smog - but when I landed in Shanghai, the smog felt like a permanent fog, plus it was raining (quite possilby acid rain). ... After resting up, I then went to meet another friend who lives in Shanghai whom I studied with in Waikato Uni. ... First up was coffee at this chill jazz bar called cigar jazz - apparently famous in Shanghai, then after that hit up a bar across town - was kind of like an English pub with a band and everything. ...

Oct 31, 2008 - Shanghai Wow

No other words than "Wow" for Shanghai. ... We thought Calgary was going through a boom but in Shanghai there are at lease 2 dozen projects like EnCana's Bow going on with probably another hundred sky scrappers under construction. ... One can see many Western type buildings from the 1840's to the 1930's built during the period where the West was given concessions in Shanghai. ... We finished the day with a show at the Shanghai Acrobatic Circus. ...

Oct 7, 2008 - Shanghai - Day 1

” Are they Communists? Sure; but, you’d never know it from observations anyone might make on the streets of this massive port city of Shanghai. ... We chose a day long bus excursion for our first day in Shanghai. ... We started off on the Pudong side of the river to view the spectacular architecture of the “new” Shanghai. ... Shanghai is rivaling Dubai in the modern architecture department…there are truly some world-class buildings here. ... After lunch it was off to the Shanghai museum and then to a children’s extra-curricular fine arts academy. ...

Oct 3, 2008 - Arrive in China

Despite the lack of sleep, I am picked up from Shanghai Airport and driven to the Bund Hotel. ... There I meet some colleages ready to leave for the office.Despite the lack of sleep, I am picked up from Shanghai Airport and driven to the Bund Hotel. ... There I meet some colleages ready to leave for the office....

Sep 15, 2008 - Shanghai'd

A 6am checkout from my hotel saw me arrive at my Shanghai hotel before mid-day. ... An uneventful flight was notable only for the fact that it pushed back 10 minutes before the scheduled flight time, took off within 5 minutes of the scheduled time and arrived early, and provided a hot breakfast of hot rice porridge (yuk), something resembling a bacon butty and pre-mixed coffee with milk and sugar (yuk again).A 6am checkout from my hotel saw me arrive at my Shanghai hotel before mid-day. ... An uneventful flight was notable only for the fact that it pushed back 10 minutes before the scheduled flight time, took off within 5 minutes of the scheduled time and arrived early, and provided a hot breakfast of hot rice porridge (yuk), something resembling a bacon butty and pre-mixed coffee with milk and sugar (yuk again)....

Sep 14, 2008 - Shanghai

On saturday I decided to head back up to the Narita area, which is where the airport is. Today I headed across to Shanghai. ... From getting to Shanghai it wasn't anything like I thought it would be. ... The buildings are very dirty looking and the people so far haven't been that friendly.On saturday I decided to head back up to the Narita area, which is where the airport is. Today I headed across to Shanghai. ... From getting to Shanghai it wasn't anything like I thought it would be. ... The buildings are very dirty looking and the people so far haven't been that friendly....

Aug 30, 2008 - China city #4...Shanghai

Today we were off to our final China city, Shanghai. ... It is the financial center of Shanghai, which in turn is the financial center of China. ... Evan had visited Shanghai in 1976 and it was interesting to have him describe the extreme makeover for this part of Shanghai. ...

Jul 27, 2008 - Shanghai, China

Ahoy hoy, We flew into Shanghai late on the 27th and were immediately impressed. ... We mentioned to our guide that we had been told to wait for suit tailoring until Shanghai, which he didn’t seem to sure about. ... Next we went to see the Pearl TV Tower, one of the larger skyscrapers in Shanghai. ... Would be pretty freaky up there! At the bottom we went to the Shanghai History Museum, which was pretty cool as far as museums go. ... After dinner we headed to the Bund to get some pics of the Shanghai lights at night. ...

Jul 14, 2008 - Shanghai

WE WOKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING AND HEADED TOOK A SHORTISH PRIVATE BUS RIDE TO A CANAL TOWN NEARBY.WE WOKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING AND HEADED TOOK A SHORTISH PRIVATE BUS RIDE TO A CANAL TOWN NEARBY....

Jul 6, 2008 - Day 10 - Shanghai

Our trip today was to be at the Shanghai Museum of Art and History. ... Following our visit there, we browsed around some more and went to our last dinner in Shanghai. ... We went to a HUGE restaurant, one that was so big that the waiters and waitresses wore roller skates.Our trip today was to be at the Shanghai Museum of Art and History. ... Following our visit there, we browsed around some more and went to our last dinner in Shanghai. ... We went to a HUGE restaurant, one that was so big that the waiters and waitresses wore roller skates....

Jul 5, 2008 - Day 9 - Suzhou to Shanghai

From there, we bid farewell to Lei-Lei and boarded our bus back to Shanghai. ... The trip to Shanghai seemed longer back than it did coming out. ... After a few hours we came upon the Shanghai cityscape. ... In Shanghai we saw more American SUVs, minivans, trucks, etc, than the other cities. ... This is the financial district in Shanghai along the HuangPu River. ...

Jun 23, 2008 - Shanghai Surprise

We flew Shenzhen Airlines into Shanghai, and arrived in the afternoon of June 19, a few hours later than expected. ... We booked ourselves into another Best Western hotel, since accommodation is expensive in Shanghai. ... For our first night in Shanghai we were able to hook up with an old university friend of mine, Eric, who has been living and working in Shanghai for the past 7 years. ... The number of skyscrapers in Shanghai is phenomenal – we were told that Shanghai has more Skyscrapers than New York City. ... Unfortunately, topping otherwise nice buildings with hideous spears, globes or saucers seems to be all the rage, which make the Shanghai skyline look like a junkyard of spare parts. ...