En Route
2017年6月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
The start of the China 🇨🇳 trip with our travel buddies Moosie and Goldie.
Arriving in China
2017年6月11日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 lettingもっと詳しく
En route to Shanghai
2017年6月11日, 中国
Couple of airplane window shots of the city of Shanghai as we approach and some of the quaint interpretations around public health issues.
Shanghai
2017年6月11日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Exploring Shanghai
2017年6月11日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 showもっと詳しく
Shanghai at Night
2017年6月11日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Some more sights of the spectacular Shanghai night sky...
Shanghai Museum
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Shanghai Museum (continued)
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
More artifacts...including bronze stuff my favorite :)
Silk Factory
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 byもっと詳しく
Shanghai Museum (continued)
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Artifacts and more bronze artifacts...
Bronze Museum
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More stuff...
Shanghai French Quarter
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 theもっと詳しく
Shanghai Quarter (Continued)
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
More of the French colonial influence...
Drinks & Dinner
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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. Itもっと詳しく
Shanghai Boulevarde
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 forwardもっと詳しく
Shanghai Skyline
2017年6月12日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More of the electric Shanghai night skyline...
Old Shanghai, Yu Garden and City of God
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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, officiallyもっと詳しく
Old Shanghai
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 theもっと詳しく
Shanghai
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 whoもっと詳しく
Yu Gardens & Old Shanghai
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Some more of the classical sites in the area and next stop Beijing.
Shanghai Airport
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 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 aもっと詳しく
Beijing
2017年6月13日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 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, theもっと詳しく
Tiananmen Square
2017年6月14日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 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 theもっと詳しく
Tiananmen Square
2017年6月14日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
More of Tiananmen Square including this cool snap of Dad with son...cool!
Mao Tze Tung Mausoleum
2017年6月14日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 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.