Asset Hotel Shanghai

Upon arriving in Shanghai, I settled in at the Asset Hotel temporarily while I used Craigslist (yes, it's even in China) to find a reasonable shared apartment. After looking at a handful of flats, I settled on a shared 3-bedroom unit near central Puxi ...

... start by summing the whole two days we spent ther - the queues, my god the queues!!! as you already know, we got to Shanghai late afternoon Friday, due to delay in our flight. we were quite fatigued by our travels so mainly settled in in our hotel, which ...

... though, which was good - a little oasis of calm in that mad, noisy city.... Then on Tuesday, on to another mad, noisy city - Shanghai.  I had asked my hostel to book the ticket, as the station was miles away and it saved me the hassle, but I forgot ...

... the famus Jade Buddha Temple and more and more... but nature had a different plan for us. it seems, unlike we prepared for, that Shanghai has four differnet weather seasons in one day - in the morning its winter with heavy rain, at noon it turns to autumn ...

... bathroom with own Jacuzzi and shower. We had a good relax then went out for dinner at Monty's Steakhouse. We had cocktails (Shanghai Sling for me (of course) and strawberry daiquiri for Steve). Gorgeous surf and turf type menu and even a Bryan Adams ...

... lame air driven figures and laser lights and sound effects. On the other side we arrived at possibly the symbol of Shanghai the “Oriental Pearl Tower” which is a strange tripod tower with round viewing platforms in a maroon pearlescent ...

... the metro with all that luggage, I continued with a cab. The first encounter outside the airport and already a rip-off. He thought! Shanghai's 4.500 taxi drivers are given stars from 1 to 5 (5 being the most skilled driver and fluent in English). Mine had ...

... ’t know exactly what I had, but it was finger-licking good and perfectly seasoned. I spent most of the time underground, exploring Shanghai’s metro network. Each time I hopped on the train I was hoping that the rain stops when I hop off, but I ...

... they plotted their next attempt to invade China.   They waited 16 years, then forced occupation again on Qingdao, Shanghai, Nanjing and many other cities which lasted until they were defeated in WW2.    After Japan was evicted, in ...

... up.  However, not before learning that the two men who had been there when we walked in happened to be visiting Shanghai from the US, particularly Michigan.  We left shortly after they did to head back to the filled to capacity nightclub.  ...