Today we got up early for a Saturday, and managed to get to the train station and catch the 09:45 to Shanghai. We arrived at Shanghai Station and made our way to the subway. We took the subway and walked for a while until we made it to a Burger King just outside the shopping mall we were going to visit. Burger King was good, but I can’t compare it to US Burger King because I almost never eat there.
The “shopping mall” we went to visit was actually a “black market”, and most of our group went in to bargain for knock-off goods. I instead made my way across the city to take a round trip to and from Shanghai Pudong Airport by maglev train. The train was disappointing because it didn’t end up going any faster than the train we took to get to Shanghai. I was told that the train usually doesn’t run at full speed and has restricted running hours because the locals complain of the noise. It was fun all the same, and now I can say that I’ve ridden a maglev train.
The “shopping mall” we went to visit was actually a “black market”, and most of our group went in to bargain for knock-off goods. I instead made my way across the city to take a round trip to and from Shanghai Pudong Airport by maglev train. The train was disappointing because it didn’t end up going any faster than the train we took to get to Shanghai. I was told that the train usually doesn’t run at full speed and has restricted running hours because the locals complain of the noise. It was fun all the same, and now I can say that I’ve ridden a maglev train.
After the train I took the subway back across town to the market, and then our group went to the Bund, the scenic area across the river from Pearl Tower that has all the views of the downtown skyline. It was impressive, and we took lots of pictures.
After the Bund, we walked to Yuyuan Gardens, where we had noodles for dinner followed by Hagen Daas. After that we wandered around the area doing some tourist shopping. We made our way back to the Bund to get some views of the skyline before returning to the station to catch our train. We got back to our apartments late around 23:00.
After the Bund, we walked to Yuyuan Gardens, where we had noodles for dinner followed by Hagen Daas. After that we wandered around the area doing some tourist shopping. We made our way back to the Bund to get some views of the skyline before returning to the station to catch our train. We got back to our apartments late around 23:00.