The Bund of Shanghai - on the one nice fine day we had in the place! This is taken from the town side over the river towards Pudong (the area with all the futuristic skyscrapers). I had to perch patiently on this wall for a while while Gary tried to fit the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower into the photo. I don't think he quite managed it...
Gary on the other side of the river. This lovely waterfront area was the only lively bit of Pudong we could find. And it had an obligatory Haagen Das of course. Below you can see another photo of Gary in Pudong, with the Bund behind him across the river. And there's yet another picture of him in Nanjing road - we managed to escape the 'copy watch?' touts long enough for a photo. Just about!
Vicki in Yu Yuan, Shanghai's attempts to rival the gardens of Suzhou. OK, it's not quite as good as those, but it's still a very beautiful place for an hour's stroll. The downside are the hordes of red-capped Chinese tourists of course.
We've talked a lot about carp in this blog - so here are a few in case you haven't seen them before. These lovely giant goldfish are usually in all the Chinese and Japanese gardens, and go crazy at feeding time as you can see here in Yu Yuan. Half of the fish forced themselves out of the water to get a few breadcrumbs!
Old Shanghai. This contrasts the Bund, Pudong and Nanjing Road slightly. We especially liked the washing-lines in the twisty streets.
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