Shanghai Day 1

We were in Shanghai for the weekend, and hence, the lack of time for my blog. We went on Saturday morning around 9am with a driver and a couple of friends. The journey itself is not that long, just around 2 hours for us to reach the big metropolis of Shanghai. As we saw the high rise sky scrappers, the amount of traffic and cars, the numbers of pedestrians and cyclists on the road, it is truly amazing. Its freaking scary!

Anyway, we reach Shanghai at around noon proceed to our 1st destination in the north of Shanghai, a tourist location name Lao Chen Huang Miao, or simply name as Old Chen Huan Temple. Its a tourist location, and u can see scores of spectators and tourist there, Europeans, Americans, Chinese, Indians and etc. It is simply full house. Food, souvenirs, jades, silks, bags, shoes, jeweleries, pearls, special miniature stuffs and etc. Plenty of things to try and look at. Cool if you were to ask me. We took pictures and have our lunch there and its packed like sardines, i tell you.

Then after, we proceed to meet up with some of our friends at the West of Shanghai, named XuJiaHui, at one of the most busiest intersection in this city. The intersection of CaoXi Bei Lu and HongQiao Lu, lies this place of shopping heaven. More than 6 shopping complexes at every corners of it, from Grand Gateway building, replica of KLCC with designers brands (see the picture above), Metro City, the IT and gadgets buildings and etc. Huge place and lots of stuff to do and places to shop!

We then at evening went again to find this place, in Pudong, supposingly the shopping for all the replicas of watches, leather bags, and belts and etc. Lots of stuff selling there and its cheap and bargainable. We drove there but we found out that if were to take Metro (underground railway), it is muc faster to reach. Just take the green line Metro and go all the way straight to Shanghai Science Museum terminal, and voila! Another shopping heaven for all people. Shop till you bleed! Nose bleed and heart bleed!

We took Metro back to out hotel nearby the Xujiahui, hotel name HomeInn Hotel. Quite nice and cozy and within walking distance from both Metro and the Xujiahui, the shopping heavenly place. We proceed to dinner at Japanese buffet opposite our hotel. Each person of RMB98 excluding drinks eat all you can. We order sashimi salmon and tuna, prawn tempura, unagi, cawan mushi and plenty more. Non-stop ordering. Keke.

Lastly before adjourned to bed, bought some DVD nearby at RMB10 for some nice DVD9 with colorful boxes. And voila, back to hotel for some much needed rest and sleep!

Will update you further...again!