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ni hau! greetings from shanghai!
this city has been awsome were both gutted about leaving after just two nights. its a lively city although not as crammed as beijing and alot of the architecture is european from the war so parts is like walking in london. we've had lots of really good street food, chicken, beef, spring rolls, corn on the cob. were enjoying the food more as we make our way south its more cantonese. we had beef and prawns in breadcrums and mayo last night along with other stuff but that was pretty good.
weve spent alot of time on and around the bund which is the walkway on the river in shanghai, the skyline is really cool and just like everywhere else there building everything everywhere but even more so here, would love to come back in 20 years time, sure we will. we've seen more white faces here than everywhere else put together although its not too touristy, lots of businessmen and areas with alot of money! pudong inparticular and there building a ritz.
the first night we went to an acrobat show which was really really good. after we went to the jinmau tower which is empire state building esque and ridiculosly posh and exensive, its just a place to see. you can go to the top but we didnt see much point...so we went to the 54th for a dessert buffet! oh my goodness, its was crazy, mum you would have been in heaven! we were with some girls from the group so they obviously wanted to and we hadnt had dinner so we thought we'd do it. it was more a meal would have been somewhere else but we stayed a couple hours and easily consumed more calories there than the rest of the trip put together. cheesecake, mooses, ice creams, fresh fruit, pafiterolls, cheese, biscuits, english tea!!! should have taken a picture. lots of the businessmen staying there were laughing at our plates and our faces after we were done, talk about being out of place! anyways it was Fa Kin Su Pa.
we went to an underground market and just completely explored for like 8 hours yest then met the group for a pretty good dinner, with stroooong rice wine and then went to a club, windows 2. the people on the door looked like triads but inside was really good and only spent like 6quid.
oh yeh and yesterday we went to hooooooooooters!!! haha oh dear we found it by accident in the posh side of town for some reason, weve never been so weent for a pint. bit sad really, but an experience didnt stay long, just full of americans! and the girls being chinese werent really very hootery haha but aiiiiite. oh yh and hooters was on fuching street!!!
this morning it is rainging, we have checked out and just have couple hours to kill before the exciting 26hour train!!! to yangshou. not looking forward to that bad boy at all, oh well. we having to nights in the city and two nights in the countryside so should be cool and a day to relax out there.
hope everyones well keeping posting comments, more pics and stuff soon.
al x
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