my dear friends and family
today i am leaving shanghai. will give u some brief intro about this city with photos.
the city
its a huge huge city, great effort has been taken to modernize, clean and beautify. most streets are tree lined. u can find almost any branded goods here. the underground is well developed and normal ticket is about $Y$3-4. there are stations everywhere. very convenient.
taxis start from Y$14 and a 40 min ride costs about $70. taxies from airport to city is about $180.
huaihai road
a commercial street with high class shops similar to the central commerical district, queens road central, in hong kong but much much wider. 10 min from my hotel. a nice walk, tree lined, very clean. there is a 1930 old school building right in the middle, there is also an outdoor cafe, quite european feel.
the underground
the underground is modern, efficient and clean. what impresses me is that, at one of the stations, they put up an exhibition of paintings by picaso and zhang daiqian (a very very popular chinese painter) side by side together along a long long underground passage
my hotel
its modern, clean nice and centrally located. i booked in for a king room for Y$650, as i had stayed there before and i was happy. this time upon checked in i found that the room 1510 has a very pungunt smell from the ducting. i tried to put up with it but at 12 midnight, i could not sleep and the hotel agreed to change me into a one bedroom suite, at no extra charge.
this reminds me of the chinese culture i mentioned earlier. most chinese people will just put up with it. my husband, andrew, a typical traditional chinese guy, will get angry at me for requesting a change if he was here. he is the one who tolerates, tolerates until he cannot tolerate any more, then he will start tolerating again.
well, maybe this is why our marriage works. hahahahahaha
pan fried bun
a very popular shanghainese dish. i bought 4 for $5.5 at a little tradtional store along the street. its crispy on the outside and there is hot juicy soup with meat inside, yummy.
the bund
famous for its old buildings, very pretty, especially at night.
soong chin ling's residence
wife of dr. sun yat sen, the founding father of the Republic of china. very patriotic.
all in all, my impression about this city is good and i am proud to see the new developments in china and the effort the government is taking to improve the country.
am attaching some photos of the above. for some reason, i cannot log into picasa album and just have to attach individually.
cheers
lydia
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