Shanghai, RPC

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One week in one of my favorite cities!

I left my hometown Frankfurt, Germany on saturday, June 26. Flying with Lufthansa to Mailand, Italy and from there to Shanghai with Air China. The flight was ok, but of course after having travelled for more than 15 hours in one stretch I was happy to finally arrive in Shanghai on sunday morning.
It was not my first time there, I visited several times, for business and leisure, too. But the city changes so quickly that I only recognized a few things. Well, it had been a couple of years since my last visit.
I took a taxi from the airport to my hotel. I had booked in advance in the Salvo Hotel in Guang Dong Lu, which is very central and a clear recommendation. It is only a 10 minute walk to The Bund, and the same to People's Square and Nanjing East Rd. Metro station.
I entered the hotel at about 8:30am, but they said I can only go to my room at noon. Being very tired (naturally) I spend the time until noon sipping a few cappuccinos, and finally I went to my room. Actually, it was 2 rooms, one bedroom and one with a desk and a computer. Both rooms had their own TV set, so watching the soccer world cup was no problem :-) CCTV5 had all the games for me!
After a shower I walked around a bit to find out about the area; I am always looking for a shop to buy some stuff, like shower gel, water, things like that.
After watching the world cup game between England and Germany I went to bed; the beds were very comfortable, I didn't have any problems falling asleep, and that was true for the whole trip.
Monday morning came with a shock: it was raining heavily! So I decided to go to some shopping malls. I didn't buy anything, but it was interesting seein all those big malls with their amazing architecture.
Tuesday: rain again! I started getting annoyed, and I was actually thinking of leaving Shanghai and going back home.
But I stayed. Good I did, because from wednesday on the wheather became much better.
So I went to the usual sightseeing spots for the next days, doing what I intented to to in the first place: take a lot of pictures! And that's what I want you to do: view my pictures. I hope you enjoy.
One remark: the chinese are a very friendly people, and walking with my camera gear on The Bund made me sort of a sensation; not only were a lot of them staring at me, some came to me and asked if they could take a picture of me with them in it, too. I had a really good time.
Don't expect getting along well with english! Most speak only very little, if at all. So, knowing some words in chinese helps. And always keep the address of your hotel written in chinese signs on you, it will make sure the taxi driver finds his way.

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Photos

AIA
At The Bund

Life on balconies
Near People's Square

Facade
At The Bund