Arrive in Shanghai

We're here after a pleasant enough trip (although seats on the plane weren't the most comfortable ever experienced. First impressions. They don't do skies well here -- cloud/smog mix. They seem to Czytaj więcej
We're here after a pleasant enough trip (although seats on the plane weren't the most comfortable ever experienced. First impressions. They don't do skies well here -- cloud/smog mix. They seem to Czytaj więcej
To own a car here you have to have a licence -- have your licence plates. You have to buy them at auction and that can cost around $25,000! Once you've outlayed that, you then can go and buy a car.
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Since we arrived a day early for the tour, we had time to investigate Shanghai on our own. And since my personal tour director has previous China experience, off we leapt. Metro to the Shanghai Czytaj więcej
We started off with a stroll around the district. There was a nearby park where people bring their birds to 'socialise' and they can have a chat themselves. It is quite an appealing district with the Czytaj więcej
We took a stroll to the former residence of Soong Ching Ling who was the wife of Sun Yet Sen, the father of Chinese independence (1911). He formed the Nationalist party which subsequently took issue Czytaj więcej
Some leftover photos from Shanghai
They say Shanghai is an international and not a Chinese city. I see what they mean. Put aside the 24 million residents and there's not a lot to distinguish it as Chinese. I liked it though. The parts Czytaj więcej
We're now in Harbin, a village of 10 million people in the NE of China. It took a Maglev ride (at 300 k/hr) and a 3hr plane ride yesterday to get here. The Maglev was a demonstration gift from Germany Czytaj więcej
We had a Disneyland night last night with dinner at a Russian restaurant Tatoc complete with Chinese people speaking Russian, a serenading saxophonist and absolutely chaotic service. A bit of fun in Czytaj więcej
Big day today. Tiananmen Square. It's huge. The locals say it holds a million people -- or 500,000 Americans. The scale of the Forbidden City was amazing. Apparently there are 9,999 buildings.
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PodróżnikGlad you’ve made it safe and sound!
Thanks for sharing Dean. Interesting facade of the building. Art Deco? In American Concession? [Peter vR]
PodróżnikYes there are lots of Art Deco buildings. This one was around the corner from our hotel in the French Concession
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Nice view!