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…according to someone’s guidebook. After being in Xi’an and Beijing, Shanghai has such a different feel. It has a big city energy, and it just feels alive. When we first arrived, and headed down Nanjing Road in search of lunch, we got sidetracked with all the people and shops to look at and ended up walking for several hours. It’s so busy here. I love this city, it’s mind-blowing. Lights and people everywhere. I imagine Tokyo is going to be even crazier.
A few of my favorite things about Shanghai:
- Everyone kept recommending the acrobat show in Shanghai, and it was definitely a must-see. The finale was very Evil Knievel. I searched for the Shanghai acrobats on YouTube and here’s a cool video of the finale.
- Another memorable part of Shanghai was our trip out to one of the canal towns. We walked around the town and toured historic buildings, hitched a ride on one of the boats, ate lunch and more strange street food.
- The Bund, which is just the river walkway, was a great way to see the river area of the city, followed by a subway ride under the river to Pudong and visiting the Pearl TV Tower.
- Spending our very last bit of Chinese currency (on anything edible) before getting on the boat to Japan, since you can’t exchange currency out of the country.
Next stop, the East China Sea… for 2 days and 2 nights of card games and saki fun.