Tuesday 20 August 2013

Shanghai Adventures Part One...


Hello all!

Thought I'd give you all a quick update now, as we leave for Beijing tomorrow, and then it's on up to Harbin on Thursday, so not entirely sure when I'll be able to get on the internet again!

Finally seem to have gotten over my jet lag - apart from an occasional moment of dizziness, I think I'm ok :). The secret to beating it seems to be sleeping a lot and drinking Coke! Or maybe that's just wishful thinking....

Anyway, here's a brief overview of my Shanghai adventures for you :) - no photos I'm afraid, as the wifi in the hostel isn't great :(, but will try and upload them onto Facebook instead.

Thursday

Went to the Jing'an Temple, which is a Buddhist temple at the end/start of Nanjing Road. It was quite pretty, but because the weather was so hot and I was still suffering from jet lag, I couldn't really enjoy it.


Friday

Actually didn't do anything! Me and Kristen were ill (mine the result of jet lag, Kristen's was self inflicted, bless her) so we napped/lounged around the hostel, before going out for dinner (will explain more about the food here in a separate post) and then heading back to the hostel to watch a film. Not the most adventurous of days, but at least it meant we were refreshed for the next day!


Saturday

On Saturday we walked up Nanjing Road and visited the Bund. It was really interesting to see all the buildings, but I've got to admit, it was far too hot to be wandering around for long! We had to keep ducking inside air-conditioned shops, just to get away from the heat! We also went to see the Monument to the People's Heroes, which was just up the road. It's a monument in the shape of three rifles touching each other, and it was built to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs. We then took a trip through the 'sight-seeing' tunnel to the other side of the Bund. The tunnel was hilarious, it was basically all these different coloured flashing lights, but the voiceover kept saying things like 'space' and 'magma' when the lights changed...

Once we got out of the crazy tunnel, it was time to do something I've been looking forward to since we first arrived in Shanghai – we went up the Pearl Tower! It was pretty awesome I have to say – although the glass floor on one of the levels was a bit unnerving! Me and Kristen got asked to take a photo with this Chinese guy and his son, which was random, and then when we accidentally got separated for 2 minutes, another Chinese guy asked Kristen for a photo (not with him – just a photo of her!) and I met a Chinese girl called Hello...yup, no joke. She was very nice, although she did offer to hold our bags for us at one point while we took a photo...may have been completely innocent, but you never know! We went out for dinner (which wasn't very nice unfortunately) and then went out to Hengshan Road, which is the road where all the bars are. We ended getting back to the hostel at 4am, so needless to say, we were a bit worse for wear on Sunday!

Continued on next post...

3 comments:

  1. Haha a girl called hello! Haha! Can't believe they wanted photos with you...random! Are they fascinated by the westerners!? Can't wait to read about food! Xxxxxx

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  2. Omg, I got so many requests for photos in Harbin - it was crazy!! It's quite cool cos it makes you feel special, but at the same time, it is a tad creepy lol. Yeah they are! Dunno if it'll be the same in Beijing though....ahh yes! Defo need to write a post on the food! Hope you're ok :), I miss you! Xxxxx

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