Shanghai - 20th December 2011 Rainy afternoon in Shanghai so am chilling at the hostel rather than do what I had originally planned for the arvo - hike up Nanjing Road.. perfect weather to update my blog.. Yesterday I headed out to the Shanghai Zoo in the morning to see the giant panda. The Shanghai Zoo was supposed to be the best zoo in China, but I was pretty disgusted with the state of it! Did see the panda though, they are very cute! When I got to the sun b...

Last few days in Beijing then back to Shanghai - 18th December 2011 The afternoon of when I last wrote a post, I did head out to the summer palace. I got off the metro a stop early at the old summer palace, then walked 40min to the new summer palace. This place is amazing, but unfortunately needed more than a couple of hours to really explore. I didn't have much time and the temperatures were bitter - the huge Kunming Lake was solid ice - so I powerwalked a s...

Last few days in Beijing then back to Shanghai - 18th December 2011 The afternoon of when I last wrote a post, I did head out to the summer palace. I got off the metro a stop early at the old summer palace, then walked 40min to the new summer palace. This place is amazing, but unfortunately needed more than a couple of hours to really explore. I didn't have much time and the temperatures were bitter - the huge Kunming Lake was solid ice - so I powerwalked a s...

Last few days in Beijing then back to Shanghai - 18th December 2011 The afternoon of when I last wrote a post, I did head out to the summer palace. I got off the metro a stop early at the old summer palace, then walked 40min to the new summer palace. This place is amazing, but unfortunately needed more than a couple of hours to really explore. I didn't have much time and the temperatures were bitter - the huge Kunming Lake was solid ice - so I powerwalked a s...

Shanghai Buzz - 10th December 2011 Stepping off the train in , I felt the energy that has made me fall in love with the city. Haven't felt the buzz since I left Hong Kong, and this city with it's western influence feels very familiar. The city is super easy to get around given its sizen (16million people). Firstly, straightforward metro system, local buses that read out stops in english, taxis so cheap that they make the taxis in hong kong seem overpriced, an...