New Year's 2011 in Shanghai

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January 15th 2011

Published: January 16th 2011

We had spent a day in Shanghai on our way to Guilin and Yangshuo last spring. It seemed reasonable to spend our three day New Year’s Weekend there. It had to be warmer than last year’s trip to Harbin. Or so we thought. Shanghai was a lot closer than I remembered and less than two hours after liftoff we were standing in the Shanghai airport reading the sign that said the subway stopped at 9:00... Read Full Entry

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Dianne and Peter Wilson

WilsonsInChina

The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info

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Artisan at work

Not all the stalls are stores. Some have people actually making things. This chap was making a type of sugar candy in a floral design. Lots of kids seemed to be enjoying them.

Taxi at work

These guys looked cold. At least we could walk around to warm up.

The Kezhi Gardens

You pay a little extra to tour the gardens which were really something even at this time of year.

Dianne with friend

Even in the gardens there were animal statues

Nine-twist bridge

Jamie and Dianne visit the bridge built in 1912. It is an imitation of the Nine-Twist Bridge at the Town God Temple in Shanghai. These gardens were part of a private home in the "old days".

Dumplings made to order

Once we decided to have lunch, Dad prepared the dumplings while Mum and Daughter-in-law got us seated and ready to eat. We were.

Jamie and Nick

These dumplings were really good. Note Nick's handwarmer. We had no incentive to take off our coats.

Last Stop

Back in town, Nick took us to a "new" shopping area. A maze of winding alleys it reminded me of the water village except the sidewalks were neater and the stores much higher end.

St Francis Xavier Church

The grounds and the Church itself were huge.

Old and new

We were fascinated by the mix of old and new styles in this building.

Site of the First Congress of the CPC

The Communist Party of China had its first congress here. They had to suspend the meetings when the French Police (this was the French Concession) came through. They finished the meetings on a boat on the river. Interesting how much power foreign police had back then.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

An important figure to both the Communists and the Nationalists.

Sun Yat-Sen's House and Museum

Once we finally found it and it was open, it was worth the visit. His second wife was quite prominent in her own right.

The Metropole Hotel

We are sure it looked a little better on the outside when it was built in the 1930s. There probably weren't so many wires.

Hallways

Inside, the hotel was pretty nice. The hallways and elevators have all been upgraded.

Stairs

The stairs from the lobby up to the restaurant were very nice.

Room switch

We had started in a suite but had to change room due to a problem with the water pipes. The new room wasn't a suite but was actually nicer.

Blast from the past

The new room had some interesting old features. One was this table lamp. They don't make them like this anymore.

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