Shangai, China

Another hot set of days in Shangai, but lots to see. The World Expo is on in Shangai at the moment, but it was just too hot to walk around an exposition and with only one day, we made an executive decision to just enjoy the city. Being adventurous (Carole calls it nuts) we decided to use the underground and go down to the “Bund”. This is on a major river and is lined with wonderful neo-classical architecture built for the financial district. On the other side of the river is the famous Pearl tower. So working out how to buy two single tickets we boarded the #11 line, went four stations, changed to the #2 line and got off at the bottom of the Pearl Tower. (all this for 60 cents each!). We spent some time looking at the Pearl Tower and then wondered through one of the largest malls we have ever seen. 9 floors and each floor the size on one Santa Anita. The Bund is a clean sightseeing walk along the river. We eventually found a ferry to take us to the other side (Sounds like Mark 4) for 30c each. Lots of people and very crowded. But a good day of sightseeing. Packing now for the long trip home. Fun tip is that we will arrive in the USA 6 hour before we leave here J Some pictures to follow.