Shanghai - A City Hungry for the Future


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March 21st 2018
Published: July 15th 2021
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After a short 2.5 hour flight, I had arrived in Shanghai. It's starting to get dark and I find myself queuing for ages to get a taxi to take me to my hotel. I am so grateful to Elaine for writing the address of my hotel on a big sheet of paper in Shanghainese, the local dialect, as I now find myself in a country where they speak literally no English. Upon arriving at my hotel, I find the receptio... Read Full Entry



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16th July 2021

Shanghai
Wow, Shanghai looks beautiful, and such a contrast between the historical and the modern. I too would probably have gone to Disneyland, I love theme parks. But the certain style of queuing "etiquette" that I too have experienced in China would not have been much fun for me. The Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and local market all look amazing places to visit ?
16th July 2021

Shanghai
It really is a beautiful city and probably the only place in China that feels like it has some kind of westernised influence.
17th July 2021

Shanghai
It is good reading about past trips. It sounds like you had a wonderful experience. This is a city I hope to explore at some point.
19th July 2021

Shanghai
I really hope you get to explore this city someday

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