Today is our only full day in Shanghai, so we have our work cut out to see all we wanted to see.
We set off before breakfast to the ‘Cool Docks’ an area of old dock buildings that have been turned into trendy bar and restaurant areas. Yes, pretty cool! Breakfast in the hotel before we are off on a cruise with the locals on The Huangpu River, here they call it a ferry!!! 40p each way, we know how to live! It took us up the river towards the buildings of the financial district. After looking at our great view from our room, we were surprised how the sky line changed as we went up the river. More buildings came into view and they changed shape as we went. We walked up the Bund to the Golden Gate, had our photos taken with young people who come up to us giggling and ask if they can have they’re photos taken with us…. Foreign freaks I think! Then under the river on ‘the Shanghai rip off’ and under river trip in a French ski gondola for 2 mins, costing £6, yes, Paul was caught out!,
Part of the Cool Docks
The blue thing is a Shanghai Expo Mascot
Two of the tallest buildings. Guess which one in known as the Bottle Opener.
Right next to this one they are building an even taller one.
The buildings of the Financial District.
A very swish shopping mall with beautiful finishings
