shame on Manhattan
Arrive at Shanghai Railway Station, metro to People's Square where we visit the Exhibition Hall that houses a huge model of Shanghai's planned and actual architecture. They update the model every 3 months. Amazing! They also have a 3D fly-through model of central areas and an impressive model of the new airport.
We walk to the Bund through the main shopping street, Nanjing Road, which contains an endless assortment of malls and department stores featuring world brands. At the Bund, which is the home of beautiful art-deco buildings, we have a coffee at the roof garden of the Peace Hotel. The view is magnificent. The new part of town called Pudong features skyscrapers like I have never seen before. Manhattan is put to shame? We walk along the Esplanade till we find the ferry across the Huangpu River to Pudong. We walk around in awe between the sci-fi looking towers - I am more than impressed. You know how they say "everything is so much bigger over there (meaning America), now I know everything is much bigger in China. There are trees and a huge park and flowers and even lots of people moving around between giant construction sites, newly finished developments and landmark buildings. Most of the logos feature Chinese firms, while I also recognize American banks and companies. We enter the Grand Hyatt building that is beautiful - a kind of cross between a pagoda and the Empire State Building. The view from the observation deck is awesome in all directions. It is getting dark and Shanghai has put on all her blinking colorful light displays. We walk to the subway and take it to a recommended veggie restaurant before we take a cab back to the hotel.
We walk to the Bund through the main shopping street, Nanjing Road, which contains an endless assortment of malls and department stores featuring world brands. At the Bund, which is the home of beautiful art-deco buildings, we have a coffee at the roof garden of the Peace Hotel. The view is magnificent. The new part of town called Pudong features skyscrapers like I have never seen before. Manhattan is put to shame? We walk along the Esplanade till we find the ferry across the Huangpu River to Pudong. We walk around in awe between the sci-fi looking towers - I am more than impressed. You know how they say "everything is so much bigger over there (meaning America), now I know everything is much bigger in China. There are trees and a huge park and flowers and even lots of people moving around between giant construction sites, newly finished developments and landmark buildings. Most of the logos feature Chinese firms, while I also recognize American banks and companies. We enter the Grand Hyatt building that is beautiful - a kind of cross between a pagoda and the Empire State Building. The view from the observation deck is awesome in all directions. It is getting dark and Shanghai has put on all her blinking colorful light displays. We walk to the subway and take it to a recommended veggie restaurant before we take a cab back to the hotel.
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