Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu) Shanghai

Pas trop de chose à faire une journée bien remplis pi l'autre on se la coule douce dans un petit resto italien de la french concession à shanghai avec une bonne petite hoegaarden et un mega spag bolognese …

Yikes! I just realized it has been kind of forever since my last blog! Life up until Ryan came was just pretty boring I guess. Ry, you light up my Chinese life. Haha, anyway...

Day One
The first actual day Ry was here I unfortunately was stuck at work worrying that he had been sold into trafficking. Luckily he was not and …

After the long, sad and depressing story of how Bruce left this world, I'm sure everyone is pining for something to relieve their sad souls. So now the much awaited and anticipated Mom and Dad visit!

The first night the rents were here and straight off the plane (and after giving me all my super great loot from America) We headed out to …

First full day in china. After reviewing Frommer's, we knew we would have to move fast if we wanted to get through Shanghai's top 20 in one day. We decides to skip the early morning antique shopping at fuyou (not futon...silly auto-correct) and allowed ourselves to sleep in until 8. The conserve told us that it would take about 25 minutes to get to …

Day 2- Shanghai
Shanghai! Finally, Shanghai. I had given up hope of going to Shanghai. I thought that it was too far, maybe 15-20 hours by train, or too expensive. I was excited about this trip, but especially excited to see Shanghai. I had heard good things. My first roommate said that it was clean and beautiful. My first manager said that it …

Happy Thanksgiving!
On Thanksgiving day, 7 friends and I took the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai. The train itself was a pretty awesome experience--it covered the 900-mile trip in less than 5 hours. The interior of the train actually looks very similar to a plane except with much more legroom. It was about 60% of the price of a 3-hour …

2009 haben wir Nathalie's Bruder Oliver in Shanghai besucht. Nathalie ist schon eine Woche früher geflogen, um sich noch Peking anzusehen. Getroffen haben wir uns dann zu dritt in Shanghai. Angesehen haben wir uns außerdem noch Hangzhou, dort gibt es einen wundervollen See (Westernlake).
Shanghai selbst ist zwar bestimmt einen Besuch wert, nur …

Hello Canada,

It has been so long since our last update. This week marks the half way point and at times we still find ourselves asking if we are really in China. There are many stories to be told, but it would take us hours to write them all down. Jenn and Kyla had an adventure to a neighbouring city which ended in Jenn having to come …

May 6, 2012

Chinese Phrase of the Day:
Nǐ hěn piào liang. This means "You are beautiful." This is a phrase which I hear quite often...so much to the fact that I've learned how to say it in Chinese by hearing it so many times.

There has been so much that has happened this week that I don't even know where to start …

I arrive in Shanghai on Saturday and found the hotel Marie booked quite easily. I tried not to go out and see too much because I wanted to wait until Marie, James and Matt arrive. I decided that I would just do a lot of walking and get my bearings around the city. I went for a walk along Nanjing Road East which has sooooo many shops you could get …

... an inspiring blend of old and new architecture creating a remarkable city skyline. The views from the Oriental Pearl Tower were breathtaking. People's Square and the Shanghai Musuem - a fine collection, but perhaps starting to feel we have seen enough ...

... could walk along the river and I had a great view to the other side to see the buildings and skyscrapers and the famous Oriental Pearl TV Tower.  Later I went for a buffet dinner in a hotel.  When I finished dinner it was dark so I decided ...

... a little capsule through a really trippy tunnel with flashing lights and matching whacked out sounds. The Oriental Pearl Tower is the most well known building in Shanghai and stands on this side of the river which looks no better up close than it did ...

... Street and current business district that has the unique Pudong skyline accentuated by the futuristic and hypodermic needle-like Oriental Pearl Tower, reminiscent of the space needle in Seattle. We just walk around the area and visit together and as he ...

... , and its people friendly and open. So, what did we actually do for the six days? Well, we went high up the Oriental Pearl Tower (see space-age structure in picture above and video) and deep below the river in "The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel", surely the ...

... for its historical landmarks such as the Bund and Xintiandi, its modern and ever-expanding Pudong skyline including the Oriental Pearl Tower, and its new reputation as a cosmopolitan center of culture and design. Today, Shanghai is an important centre ...

... way to the promenade above the Huangpu River, gazing across at the spectacular view of the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Puding Business District; new Shanghai.Right aligned photo tag: Left aligned photo tag: More vendors were milling ...

... was once the city’s Wall Street, re built in 2010 for the World Expo. It has great views of the Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao tower, Shanghai’s 2nd tallest building (420.5m) which is situated in the Pudong New Area which is now known as the ...

... around. Down by the river there was a great view of Pudong on the other side where such buildings as Jin Mao tower and the oriental pearl tower stood two of the tallest structures on the planet. We had lunch at a mock English brewery which was actually ...

... the base of the Oriental Pearl Tower.  We joined the long line of tourists to take the elevator to the top.  The Oriental Pearl Tower is the third tallest tower in the world. Note:  If you have a fear of heights, do not visit the Oriental ...