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Dajin Jiaxiang

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    • Hari 9

      Bullit train old area and marketoday we

      24 Ogos 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Today we did the old area magnificent we had a variety of teas in the tea house so nice.
      Then we went to French/western district had the best Aussie Angus burger at shake n shake putty we don't get that quality was 47yaun $10
      then on to bullit train omg when the other passed at 400 km the sound barrier goes boom frightened the shit out of me. Not even sure if the video captured it as you can't even see it it's that fast.
      Now the market oh my god me and markets we won't say anything about that.
      We ran into barb and rinny zyzabelt told him he still owes me a beer for running into him.should have seen the look on his face when I yelled out
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    • Hari 30

      Besuch im Fake-Markt

      7 September 2016, China ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

      Da es heute leider in Strömen regnet, kürzen wir unseren Spaziergang am Bund ab und besuchen statt dessen in Pudong einen riesigen Fake-Markt. Er grenzt an das Museum für Technologie und Wissenschaft. Hier wird alles verkauft, was das Herz begehrt. Man darf nur nicht davon ausgehen, Qualitätsware zu bekommen.

      Auf alle Fälle ist es eine gute Alternative zum Regen. Außerdem gibt es diverse Restaurants in diesem Bereich, so dass wir hier noch selbstständig zu Mittag essen gehen können.
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    • Hari 50

      "The best things happen by chance"(Dori)

      15 Oktober 2016, China ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      Oder um es mit den Worten der Frau am Checkin-Schalter zu sagen: "Ich habe leider nur noch Mittelsitze frei. Hm... Ach, wissen Sie was, ich setze Sie in den Gang auf Platz 32J. Das ist ein super Platz." Was hatte ich für eine Beinfreiheit!
      Morgens um 6 Uhr chinesischer Zeit zeigt die Airline ein lockerndes Bewegungsprogramm (mit hoher Beteiligung) zur Verbesserung der Blutzirkulation und auf den Einreiseformularen kann man nachlesen, was Aliens alles nicht dürfen...
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    • Hari 33

      Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

      2 Mac 2019, China ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

      We finally made it to the Museum by around 1pm in the afternoon on this not-so-fine rainy Saturday. It was both a bit surprising to see it so very not queued up - it is after all somewhat comforting when your destination has a certain level of popularity - and also very advantageous! You could tell by looking at the barriers and queuing equipment readily available on site that this is a place that is used to dealing with hundreds of visitors waiting outside for tickets. Luckily for us, we cruised up to the booth and didn't even need to buy tickets for Davy and Meg as the requirement to pay is based not on age but by height! With Davy and Meg both clocking in at under 1.3m, they were admitted to the museum for free.

      We probably spent most of our time around the geology and earth exploration sections of the museum, as well as in the rainbow fun zone for kids. Just goes to show that even though the age marked was a bit young for them, Davy and Meg are still very much kids at heart and had a great time. They loved the exhibits that they could play on, touch and interact with. Especially, for Meg, any interactive display that involved a touch screen. Particularly memorable were the crooked room (amazingly difficult to orient oneself and walk steadily in!) the packet routing and networking game, as well as Mommy on a not-so-high-wire bike.
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    • Hari 33

      Robots, models and gadgets

      2 Mac 2019, China ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      At the Science and Technology Museum, the kids especially enjoyed the futuristic, robotic automation displays, as well as a sort of permanent trade-show in the main foyer, where local businesses could demo their latest. There was a workshop on Scratch programming (which the kids bravely tried to participate in right up until the hands-on programming bit requiring some fairly advanced Chinese reading capabilities), a 3D virtual reality bazooka trainer, as well as several larger-scale interactive robots.

      Two inspiring exhibits were the Rubik's cube solving robot (a more advanced version of Davy's Mindstorms creation, with fancy arms and hands) and another that played the piano. There is still a long way to go apparently, as the robot made loud clackety noises whenever it hit a key, and also did not seem able to do much that was technically demanding (no thumb cross-overs) or artistically expressive. The Robot village made for a sort of pre-Terminator-esque visit to a potential future reality.

      The museum - and likely most official public buildings in major Chinese cities - also came equipped with safety equipment. Plenty of defibrillators and fire hydrants spread throughout, plus a micro fire station - which we gathered was actually for citizens (or museum visitors) to don fire-fighting equipment and jump into the fray - and of course the obligatory gas masks. Detailed instructions were provided on how to wear the mask for one's protection - however there clearly were not enough masks to service the anticipated visitor population.
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    • Hari 33

      Ants go marching: Yanggao M to Fangdian

      2 Mac 2019, China ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

      It is pleasantly surprising, the number of Shanghai street corners that are randomly adorned with truly bizarre displays! This fine example was found on Yingchun Rd between Yanggao M and Fangdian metro stops: A couple of really giant ants and a funky pathway through the magic garden, just adjoining the crosswalk to get across the street. It is rather bizarre, but the kids love them and it helps to keep a longer walk interesting. We all clocked 17k steps today in the end - yah!

      Other highlights on the rainy walk between the Science and Technology Museum and Fangdian Carrefour included David's Digital Shop, which was full of Lepin LEGO knock-offs - it actually took us awhile to realize that instead of LEGO City it was Lepin Cities - a “real” Chinese supermarket (i.e., no English name) which stocked authentic Swiss Familia Crunch’X muesli - first time seen in Shanghai!

      When the rain was really dumping down, Davy and Meg developed an innovative solution leveraging the two empty backpacks as hands-free personal umbrellas. Go go gadget crazy creative children!
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    • Hari 46

      Noodles, noodles and more noodles

      15 Mac 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Happened by this noodle joint, that honestly doesn’t look like a noodle joint or even a restaurant at all. Seriously, not even a picture of a bowl of noodles or any other form of food! Fortunately our hunger encouraged us to consider all potential options, no matter how remote. Upon sticking our heads in the door, the menu looked more promising than the decor - rare as it was to find Mommy's favourite pork and pickled cabbage雪菜肉丝面 combo on offer - so we decided to stay for a quick supper.

      As we were waiting for the food to arrive, observant Davy asked what it meant that there was a yellow not-so-happy face on a certificate in the front of the restaurant. We never did figure out if the middling score was a prior assessment of food quality or hygiene (by this point we did not quite want to know)! We did however ask Davy to share his keen observations of any similar nature a bit sooner next time. We are happy to report that it was a decent meal in the end and as of this writing all tummies are still feeling well.
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    • Hari 46

      Pre-spring sakura at Century Park

      15 Mac 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      After the daily drumkit jam session at the Music Room (fortunately on the way to the subway station), we set off for today's main target: Century Park世纪公园. You never know quite what to expect when you enter a Chinese park - even the notion of a pay-to-enter park (albeit just a nominal fee) strikes us as a bit strange coming from Canada and Switzerland - maybe it is more comparable to a swimming pool?!

      People from all walks of life (well OK let's be fair - most likely the more affluent walks of life) appear to come to Century Park to walk and enjoy a bit of peace from the daily hustle and bustle. Indeed it is quite convenient that you can find such a space so close to the city's core business districts - and it is also rather impressive that once you enter the park, a sort of idyllic calmness descends.

      Century Park is built around a mini-lake that features foot-paddling and quasi-motorized boating options. In addition, the two- and four-person tandem-esque pedal vehicles were a very popular way of getting around the large space. We were lucky to be visiting in the pre-spring, just as the sakura (cherry) blossoms were starting to come out. It was really beautiful and for the first time we saw both white and pink cherry blossoms. In the bonsai garden, we even saw one tree growing in a single pot that seemed to produce both pink and white blossoms simultaneously. How cool is that!
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    • Hari 46

      Happy pigs around Jingtian lake

      15 Mac 2019, China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      The mini-lake in Century Park is called Jingtian. The architects of the park did a really nice job as it is large enough to feel like a real body of water, i.e., you could not imagine swimming easily to the other side, boating activities also look reasonably fun, and of course several winding streams with little bridges to cross have been created alongside it. We captured some memorable shots of the view of Shanghai city from the park, a popular weeping willow tree, and a reflection of the sun and water drops on the lake.Baca lagi

    • Hari 15

      Scaling Shanghai

      6 Julai 2017, China ⋅ 28 °C

      Everyone who comes to Shanghai’s Pudong area goes up a tall building of sorts to look down on this massive city – hopefully on a relatively smog less day. We decided to go one better and hang off the side of a building 340m above ground. Basically we enjoy dangling off a terrifyingly high ledge with nothing but a safety rope to stop us from plunging to our deaths! We were strapped into harnesses and given a basic safety check i.e. tug on your straps, it is China after all! We were then led out onto a glass ledge less than a metre wide to circumvent the highest fenceless, transparent walkway outside a high-rise building in the world.

      The first 60 seconds the view could quite frankly go to buggery! It was enough to look where your feet were going, preferably not too close to the edge! With heart rates settling, our guide thought it would be a great idea to step off the building or even sit on the edge. The skywalk offers amazing views of Shanghai’s economic hub and beyond, even on a smoggy day.

      Having survived our experience, it was back underground for the Shanghai A.P. Xinyang Fashion & Gifts Market – Pudong’s biggest “fake market”. The kids were in seventh heaven spotting all their must haves, and Robin was scuttling for cover, afraid I was going to be pummelled, as I started bargaining at 10% of the original asking price.

      There are many places to go shopping in Shanghai, mostly in shopping malls. Leaving Robin resting, I took the kids shopping to all the shops they rarely visit. Imagine 5 floors of Forever 21 and a building filled with sporting brands – you get the idea!

      Don’t believe the hype about Visa and MasterCard now being widely accepted, cash is still very much the currency of choice. Even places who advertise that they accept them only do so on the days they feel like it. We have luckily found that the Bank of China and China Construction Bank readily take cards using Cirrus or Maestro, most others don’t. Shanghai is a little easier in this respect than other places in China.
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