Blogs from Shanghai, China, Asia - page 3

So 2 days ago I worked in 2 centres, meaning a change of hotel in the middle of the day. I took all my stuff with me, the hotel called a taxi and it took about 15 minutes, no unnecessary diversions and he had put the address in his satnav So found it no problem. After the first session getting a taxi wasn’t quite so easy. The centre rep had an app on her phone but the first one cancelled on her. Then all 3 of us tried unsuccessfully to flag one down in the street. They all sailed past, even the ones with green lights. They can’t have liked the look of me with all my bags. Eventually they managed to order another one. Again, no diversions. The second hotel, the Amara Signature Shanghai, was ... read more

This was our second visit to Shanghai and once again, we made the trip for the Port Adelaide football game which took place on Sunday 2 June at Jiangwan Stadium against St Kilda. The result, a 70 point victory, was most satisfying to the Power fans who had made the trip. Our seats were just to the right of the northern end and we were shaded for about the last three quarters which was great because the weather that day was very warm and sunny. We are becoming more at ease in this humongous city and this time around we were adventurous in our subway travels and taxi catching. The subway is very easy to negotiate once you get the hang of it and taxis are inexpensive. Fun fact: about ten million people catch the subway ... read more

Hello Everyone, Welcome to our Glories of China tour of 2019. The trip started off with a cancelled flight on Saturday night, arriving back home at 3am Sunday morning, back to airport for 3pm flight Sunday arvo. Into Hong Kong at 10pm and Cathay Pacific had arranged a brilliant hotel room, within the airport for the night. On our connecting flight to Shanghai at 7.30am Monday, arriving at 10am. Our tour guide, Grace had arranged for us to be picked up and although we missed the first part of Day 1, we were taken straight to our lunch venue, a magnificent floating restaurant on the Huangpu River. Our tour group is made up of Aussie's from Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle and of course Brisbane. We have another local guide, whose name is also Grace, so we have ... read more

Spent the morning in Tokyo walking along with the locals on Thanks giving day. Many are celebrating but the streets were active with usual ad to day working sorts. Our 2 hour coach ride to the airport was smooth on this bright clear day, cleared security plane Eastern China Air was on time. Late by the time be arrived in Shanghai, cleared security and arrived at the lovely Courtyard Marriott hotel mid night. Off to tour the city this morning Shanghai Shang (High) Hai (above the seas) once an agricultural village spans over 1000's of years and closely parallels modern China. Developed during the qing dynasty (1644-1912) as one of Chinas most principal trading posts since the economic reforms of the early 1900's the city has burgeoned to become one of Asia's major financial centers and ... read more

After 8 days in China, I spent the last two in Shanghai, or more precisely, in a hotel in Shanghai, since I got food poisoning as soon as we arrived (i.e. had lunch). Luckily, we were there for two days only and I couldn't wait to get back home - when you're sick, all you want is your own bed, and bathroom. But, I managed to go to the 2nd tallest building in the world - luckily they have an elevator that takes you to 121st floor!... read more