The Langham, Yangtze, Shanghai

Travel Blogs from Shanghai

Come here my little dumpling....

A travel blog entry by silkroad2012

Sometimes uneventful is a good thing - the flight on the way over - uneventful - and for that I am grateful. We arrived unscathed into Shanghai airport and passed through immigration without even a funny look - let alone a latex glove :-).

I had all these great plans about us taking the maglev train from Shanghai airport to the city. The …

Leaving Shanghai

A travel blog entry by silkroad2012

Hi everyone, yesterday was our last day in Shanghai - we left for Xian this morning. We spent most of yesterday at the museum in Shanghai - spent a lot of time in the coin exhibit which was a collection of coins from the silk road - showing how a lot of the techniques and motifs spread along the trade routes. I don't really like museums - too much …

This week

A travel blog entry by meanderingmand

... absolutely shocked!!! When she told me I went "...wait, WHAT?!" and pretty much exploded with indignation!!
EVERY Tuesday and Wednesday morning when I walk into the office I say 'Good morning!' really cheerily to the four other English teachers, which includes Marcie. If I'm lucky, all four of them will respond. More likely I'll get eye contact and a quiet 'morning' from three of them, and Marcie (who has her back to the door fair enough, but her desk and mine are ...

Shanghai

A travel blog entry by avenel

... 8217;s attractive nonetheless. The adjacent gardens themselves are a delight: quiet and peaceful with nooks and crannies to explore. It’s easy to lose yourself, and indeed we did get separated and lost each other for a while.

Back to Lanzhou for a couple more days in the apartment then overnight in a hotel opposite the airport bus stop for a quick getaway. Then suddenly they were ...

Helsinki-Peking - mutta millä hinnalla?

A travel blog entry by pinksi

... lippu.
Kustannus 280 €

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