My last day in shanghai was also St. Patrick's day. After spending the morning in some shops i found a guitar in the hostel and spent a fair few hours trying to learn it...this confirmed the fact that I have no rhythm and timing isn't a concept I think i can master but i think learning to play an instrument will go on my list of planned achievements. An environmental activist who was hitchhiking across asia back to Denmark had a violin so in the hope of having ...

There isn't a great deal of sights to see in Shanghai so I've spent the last couple of days taking it easy. I went on an open bus tour around the main part of Shanghai learning about the history. It was interesting and the breeze kept me awake. I also found the first english person I've seen in China who had just got off a cruise. Went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch and had the most spiciest rice which left me burning for a while. For dinner we ate at a Chin...

Wednesday it was a rainy cold day so apart from getting the morning street pancake I didn't leave the hostel. Thursday I went into Shanghai with a different Australian I met that morning and went to see a Jewish ghetto as all the thousands of the Jews from Russia escaped to china to seek asylum. I could not find the memorial but saw loads of Chinese woman partaking in synchronised dancing. After we went to the tallest building in Shanghai which was a financial t...

Been very busy the last few days so haven't been able to blog. The Australians took me to an old part of Shanghai yesterday called Yuyaun Gardens which has a lot of markets selling cheap souvenirs and old style Chinese buildings selling tea. It was very wet and cold yesterday although I've heard UK had snow so i guess it was nothing. China consider certain numbers to be lucky there is a famous bridge here called the zigzag bridge which has 9 corners... very luck...

Wow...what can i say about my first day here? I love Shanghai!! Seen more culture and amazing food in 1 day compared to 1 week in Shenzhen. Started the day early, one of the Australians i met yesterday took me to the back alleys where only the locals go to have a morning pancake, the woman makes them fresh infront of you, pancake mix spread thin on a hot plate she breaks an egg on top and scrambles it then goes chilli, pickled something, coriander and spring onio...