Blogs from Huangpu, Shanghai, China, Asia - page 3

So, I’ve been told a few times that it’s not too early to update again… so I’m updating again! The days continue to be packed with new information and all kinds of adventures. The group that I sight-saw with on Saturday has become something of my nuclear group of friends here at DE. We are far from perfect for each other as friends, but we are sharing these experiences and bring a lot of unique perspectives to the table. Since Saturday, the 4+ of us have spent time together literally every free moment. I say 4+ because there is this central group of 4 that then has a rotating 5th person. Our 5th has really turned into Chris from Ireland, so in fairness to him… it’s become 5+. We 5 have a fantastic habit of getting ... read more

Day 20 (Tues 25thSept) My first action in Shanghai was to try and book my ticket to Beijing, not the most positive of starts wanting to book a ticket out of the city, but it’s a national holiday week here next week so needed it sorted. Got to station, once again had forgotten my passport, but on looking at e-ticket machine couldn’t have booked more than 3 days in advance anyways so nothing lost. Have to go back Friday. Went back to the hostel to drop off my passport and then headed out for a day time walk along the Bund, which is the main promenade/boulevard in Shanghai, from where every picture you’ve ever seen of the skyline will have been taken from. It is an amazing view, one of which I decided I wanted to ... read more

I had a few hours to spare on a Saturday afternoon, so I took some pictures in and around Fuxing Park, in the former French Concession. The sign just inside the gate also referred to this as the Civilized Park, which it is. Just unrelated people (and bicycles) going about their weekend: see photo captions for details. Normal.dotm 0 0 1 2 DSM 1 1 2 12.0 ... read more

Highrise, high on smog en onze volgende highlight...geschreven in de bus van Shanghai naar Huang Shan op 20 juli. Naast ons is de zee flatgebouwen opgedroogd en getransformeerd in heuvels vol bamboe en theestruiken. 's Ochtends 18 juli op het treinstation van Shanghai merken we meteen het verschil, iets cooler en veel meer smog, de stad hangt in een constante nevel. Met de metro zijn we zo in het Phoenix hostel in het centrum dat we via hostelworld hebben geboekt. Meer een hotel met druipende airco's en koude douche, maar wel met gave rooftop bar waar we ontbijten. Daarna naar het Shanghai museum dat een highlight zou moeten worden. Van onschatbare waarde is de verzameling bronswerk, jade, schetsen, caligrafie, beelden, meubels, kleding, munten en porcelein ongetwijfeld - maar ook behoorlijk saai! Langs skycrapers, over voetgangersbruggen door ... read more

CHRIS On Monday we went sightseeing and bargaining. I bought a jade turtle and a dragon made of dead grass which took two hours to make. Dad's friend Penny who works with him showed us around Shanghai and we went on six trains which were crowded with people. Matt sat on a closed in water well and I took a picture but then all these girls came running to him and also took pictures of him. When we were in Shanghai Matt and I got a lot of strange looks. At lunch time I had icecream and duck tongue. The duck tongue was chewy but it was quite nice. Then we went to a garden with lots of fish which were in huge fish tanks. That's all for today folks. MATTHEW Yesterday we went to the ... read more