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- Day 1
- Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 10:25 PM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 111 m
AustraliaTullamarine Airport37°40’11” S 144°50’49” E
En Route
June 10, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
The start of the China 🇨🇳 trip with our travel buddies Moosie and Goldie.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 9:26 AM
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
ChinaGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport23°23’41” N 113°17’44” E
Arriving in China
June 11, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
I seem to remember this as a stop off before traveling into Shanghai. Chris was intrigued @ an argument about when our flight was to leave and there were many unhappy passengers some that were lettingRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 2:28 PM
- Altitude: 362 m
- ChinaShangshan27°11’16” N 119°31’14” E
En route to Shanghai
June 11, 2017 in China
Couple of airplane window shots of the city of Shanghai as we approach and some of the quaint interpretations around public health issues.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 7:04 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’44” N 121°28’17” E
Shanghai
June 11, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Shanghai has been the trade center of China for hundreds of years due partly to its location and proximity to the coast and the large river that runs through the CBD area.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 8:46 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°14’9” N 121°28’15” E
Exploring Shanghai
June 11, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Checking out more of Shanghai and some of the more public transport options...bike, trains and walking.
Shanghai is quite spectacular in the evening due to the amazing buildings and the light showRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 11:42 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- ChinaHongkou31°14’12” N 121°30’6” E
Shanghai at Night
June 11, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Some more sights of the spectacular Shanghai night sky...
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11:24 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’50” N 121°28’16” E
Shanghai Museum
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
First time meeting our tour guide who was quite a character and informative.
We then went to the Shanghai museum to inspect some of the artefacts on display.
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11:38 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’51” N 121°28’15” E
Shanghai Museum (continued)
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
More artifacts...including bronze stuff my favorite :)
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11:45 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’29” N 121°29’48” E
Silk Factory
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It’s seems that silk and Asian countries are aligned maybe it’s the climate...who knows but they’re into it.
It was incredible how strong and flexible the silk worm silk is. We proved this byRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 12:11 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’50” N 121°28’15” E
Shanghai Museum (continued)
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Artifacts and more bronze artifacts...
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’51” N 121°28’15” E
Bronze Museum
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More stuff...
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 2:34 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- ChinaShanghai31°13’19” N 121°28’13” E
Shanghai French Quarter
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
As with most cities and counties of the world there are strong influences from other countries either through the advent of trade, war or immigration.
The French quarter is such a place where theRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 2:55 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- ChinaShanghai31°13’24” N 121°28’12” E
Shanghai Quarter (Continued)
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
More of the French colonial influence...
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 8:18 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaWusong Jiang31°14’51” N 121°29’21” E
Drinks & Dinner
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We decided to spend an evening having drinks before going out to eat at one of Shanghai’s better restaurants. They specialized in Peking Duck and so I obliged them and ordered it...lots of it. ItRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 9:41 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaWaibaidu Bridge31°14’41” N 121°29’10” E
Shanghai Boulevarde
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After dinner we walked along the river on the famous boulevard to observe more of the night skyline. Shanghai is such a contrast to the other cities in China as it represents the economic way forwardRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, June 12, 2017 at 9:46 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaWusong Jiang31°14’38” N 121°29’13” E
Shanghai Skyline
June 12, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More of the electric Shanghai night skyline...
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 8:48 AM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’46” N 121°29’13” E
Old Shanghai, Yu Garden and City of God
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This was known as the City of God and is located in old Shanghai.
It has old architecture and beautiful gardens with many water features.
The City God Temple or Temple of the City Gods, officiallyRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 9:06 AM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’45” N 121°29’17” E
Old Shanghai
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We visited the historical part of old Shanghai which provides a glimpse into earlier times.
The Old City of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海老城厢) also formerly known as the Chinese city, is theRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 9:24 AM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’44” N 121°29’13” E
Shanghai
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More sights of Shanghai and some proletariat avant-garde sculpture :).
The western influence in Shanghai is quite prominent and must have been a fine balancing act by the government of the day whoRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 9:28 AM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°13’43” N 121°29’14” E
Yu Gardens & Old Shanghai
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Some more of the classical sites in the area and next stop Beijing.
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 2:48 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- ChinaShanghai Hongqiao International Airport31°12’1” N 121°19’35” E
Shanghai Airport
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Shanghai Airport is a major aviation hub of China and serves as a main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines. In addition, it’s a hub for Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and aRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:43 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- ChinaSide Gongyuan39°58’5” N 116°27’57” E
Beijing
June 13, 2017 in China ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Beijing, China’s sprawling capital, has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet it’s known as much for modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, theRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 9:16 AM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- ChinaTiananmen Square39°54’9” N 116°23’34” E
Tiananmen Square
June 14, 2017 in China ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square (天安门, is a city square in the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen ('Gate of Heavenly Peace') located to its north, separating it from theRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 9:20 AM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- ChinaTiananmen Square39°54’13” N 116°23’34” E
Tiananmen Square
June 14, 2017 in China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
More of Tiananmen Square including this cool snap of Dad with son...cool!
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 9:53 AM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
- ChinaTian’an Men39°54’28” N 116°23’29” E
Mao Tze Tung Mausoleum
June 14, 2017 in China ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Actually I haven’t captured the mausoleum in this photo however it sits directly behind the statue of typical proletariat statue depicting the workers of the world rising up to prominence.