Great Tang Hotel Shanghai

Travel Blogs from Shanghai

Thanksgiving and the Elton John Concert

A travel blog entry by sirscottric

... Shortly after Kevin's photo shoot, he threw up all over their table. Then, his group decided it was time to head home. We could hear them talking and they decided they were going to leave Kevin passed out on the table and let the waitstaff figure out what to do with him. As they were walking out, the table of other Westerners began yelling at them and calling out their manliness for getting their friend hammered then leaving him at the table swimming in his own puke. After ...

The Sights and Sounds of Shanghai

A travel blog entry by paulhfischer

... across what epitomizes this city of contrasts. Yu Garden was first conceived in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty by Pan Yunduan as a comfort for his father, the minister Pan En, in his old age. Pan Yunduan began the project after failing one of the imperial exams, but his appointment as governor of Sichuan postponed construction for ...

Mom and Dad Under the Asian Persuasion Part 1

A travel blog entry by andrealynn42

... Have you ever tried teaching anything to a left handed person? Well imagine that frustration and comedy but with oriental flatware. After several explanations and hands on tutorials Dad caught on though :) He kinda looked like he had cerebral palsy but hey, he could pick up his chicken (or whatever that meat was).

Luckily for them, the weather the whole week was absolutely beautiful. Shanghai spring is really something to see. So what ...

LOL NO PICS!!11

A travel blog entry by aiby

... ist leicht. Das oeffentliche Verkehrssystem zwar etwas komplexer (teurer) als in Beijing aber trotzdem fand ich schnell mein Ziel: Das Ming Town Etour Hostel. Dummerweise hab ich wohl das falsche Mingtown Hostel rausgesucht, denn das hier ist Serious Business ... d.h. hier sind praktisch nur Leute mit wirtschaftlichen Interessen, Anzug und Krawatte oder geschlossene Gruppen unterwegs. Der Spass bleibt daher erstmal aus. ...

The remarkable city

A travel blog entry by kerry_andrew

This is a top pick!

... great, and you really don’t need to eat many to fill you up. Between us Kerry and I managed to have breakfast for less than US$1 – amazing!

After our ad-hoc group breakfast, our first official outing was to the Shanghai Museum – another of the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. The Shanghai Museum is the single largest collection of Chinese cultural artifacts in the world, and includes some amazing collections of bronzes, sculptures and ceramics, as ...