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Travel Blogs from Shanghai
"Laowai, laowai!"
... which I guess wasn't a sign to me of something I should think twice about. I showed him the card with the address, said it to him, and watched has he got out his phone. I figured he was getting out a gps or to call someone, but instead he typed in 50. "BUYO!" I yelled, I don't want! Our cab rides never cost more than 21 rmb. He typed in 40, I yelled NO, BUYO, there was some swearing from the back as the three of us got out and he drove off. I just kept thinking, this ...
Hot Crossed Bund
... people haha. It's a big tourist area so there are a bunch of Westerners as well as Chinese from other parts of China. It was huge and very pretty to look at but after a while we decided to go to the Bund.
Now historically, the Bund is an area of China where the French and British set up shop when they ruled eons ago. All the architecture is huge, beautiful stone work and concrete buildings. Which is something you don't really picture in China because we tend to ...
Bund and blossom
... the 4th busiest in the world. In 2010, the metro delivered 2 billion rides, averaging 5.2m per day. Whilst obtaining a seat on the crowded cars is challenging, navigating the various lines and stations is relatively straightforward. However, with the size of some of the stations we soon learn to consult maps before exiting a destination station.
Walking through the leafy streets of the French Concession it is easy to imagine life in 1920s Shanghai. ...
Shanghai Shenanigans!
... of 3 elevators to get up to the 100th floor observation level, but the same horrid routine to get the hell out of there!!! Never mind, we survived that oneJ
We had a lunch with a grade 12 student of mine who lives in Shanghai at the Nanling Restaurant. It was packed with locals, we were once again the only foreigners. Some dishes were more than we could handle: we all tried the jellyfish but how can something be so chewy and crunchy all at once? On the ...
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