[hkskyline]

Although my stay in Shanghai wasn't too long,
I had absolutely gorgeous weather. There wasn't a lot
of smog, and temperatures were around 28C, which made
walking around quite comfortable.

I like Oriental Pearl's unique design. There are too
many similar telecom towers out there.

While there are a lot of skyscrapers in Pudong, not
all the lots have been filled up yet. In time, this
area will get a lot more crowded.

Pudong International Airport's roof is certainly
interesting, with a lot of sticks protruding
everywhere. With the spotlights, the effect came out
pretty well. But I must say that from an aesthetic
point-of-view, a lot of the details of the airport
were poorly constructed. I especially hated that long,
dark, and humid passageway from the terminal to the
maglev link and food court.

Hong Kong and Macau flights are not considered
domestic in China. The domestic section was noticeably
busy, especally since the National Day week-long
holiday was just around the corner. In fact, police
were going to shut off a large part of the Bund to
traffic due to the celebrations. I wonder why they
couldn't use a computer screen to display this
check-in information.

 

[mpolo2]

I walked around Pudong back in 1999, and I remember feeling how lifleless it was and how difficult it was to get around as a pedesrian (which is maybe so striking as PuXi is so crawling with pedestrians). Has it evolved for the better in this respect?

 

[hkskyline]

The financial district still has many undeveloped plots, but the areas further inland now have more residentials, and I believe there is a metro line going through Pudong now.

 

[turboskyline]

Not to pry or anything, and for some reason I think this has been asked before, but how do you get around so much? I'm interested to know simply because I'm planning on doing some serious travelling in 2006 so if you've got any hints I'd love to know. Oh and as always, nice pics.

 

[scarberiankhatru]

"how do you get around so much?"

All it takes is money...

 

[hkskyline]

This year has been quite busy for me. I wanted to do a bit more travelling before I graduate so I ventured abroad whenever I could during school breaks. I came across a few good specials during Christmas so I hopped over to London and Dublin. My plane ticket to Paris was free on mileage as was my transpacific flight to Hong Kong. All I had to pay were the taxes and surcharges (about CAD$100-200).

From Hong Kong, it's quite cheap to join the local tours to fly around Asia. I only paid about CAD$200 for my Shanghai tour, which included hotel, food and airfare for 5 days and we visited several regional cities. Thailand is even cheaper for a 5-day stay. Hence I prefer flying overseas rather than go to New York or the Caribbean. $1000 for a week in the Caribbean is quite not worth the value considering Hong Kong - Thailand is only 20% of the price and the flight time is the same.