Zhida Job Hostel(Shanghai South Railway Station)
Travel Blogs from Shanghai
From Suzhou to Tongli to Shanghai
... cities I have been to in China. Small old houses lined narrow allies and several had their doors wide open. Peeking inside, it was common to see families gathered in a circle talking. I saw a lady who had to have been over a hundred telling stories to those she was surround by. Talk about culture. We stopped in Tongli to visit the Sex Museum of China. The museum used to be in Shanghai, but was pushed out of town as an embarrassment to the government. Inside ...
The NY of the East... or is it?
... buildings were low and had white washed walls, winding alongside a river with lots of little bridges and weeping willows, on a stone street. After spending teh day in Suzhou, Ankit and I took the train back to Shanghai to meet w/ Ken, another Wharton admit currently living in Shanghai (but born & raised in Tokyo). He took us to a Hunanese restaurant called Dishuidong, known for its spicy food. We had a DELICIOUS pork dish (it was cooked perfectly and ...
Time is running out
... and patterns. A beautiful and colorful city by night.
We're staying at the "Hilton Shanghai" and by luck I got a corner room on the 25th floor which has a curved corner window and absolutely fabulous views of the Shanghai skyline. The room is spacious but not as great as the Sofitel or the Shangri-la. What bugs me is that those hotels had free internet access and here at the Hilton ...
Pirate Party
... turns after every throw in the order of the numbers printed on their name badges. There is no skipping of turns.
• If a smiley lands in a cup that is empty, all team members must yell “Smiley in a Cup” within 2 seconds. Failure to do so is a Smiley Pong Infraction and the smiley will be removed from the cup.
• If a smiley lands in a cup where there is already a smiley, all team members must yell “Keep ...
Shi cha: jet lag, to be struck with a pitchfork...
... in chinese) also means "to be struck", and also "pitch-fork". So Chinese quite neatly sums up the feeling of arriving in Shanghai with just one word: Jetlag is like being pierced with a pitchfork...
This is the view from the balcony of the apartment we're staying in for the first ...
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- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking