Shanghai

Shanghai Airport is very modern and the trip from there to the hotel was via the MagLev which is a magnetic levitation train. I knew it was fast but when it reached 430Km/h, which is about 270 Mph, it was just like flying over the ground about 60 ft high. Our hotel was downtown Shanghai near the Shanghai Railway Station so it was a very busy area. Sheila selected a dish from the buffet which turned out to be chicken’s feet; needless to say she didn’t eat any more than the first bite. I actually got a decent pint of beer at the Paulaner Brauhaus but it came with a financial penalty of £7, we later found out that it was ½ price between 4pm and 7 pm. Near the Brauhaus is the Pearl City Tower which is architecturally very good and picturesque when illuminated. A walk down the Bund which is the river walk along the Huang Po river was interrupted every few metres with hawkers trying to sell everything from copy watches to roller skates. There’s not much more to say about Shanghai except it’s just as crowded as Hong Kong. Roll on New Zealand.