how high?? SHANGHAIII

This blog is bound to be getting updated less and less now as my travelling goes on, but I'm determined to update as and when I get a spare 10 minutes so that I don't forget what I've done! So, on that note, I find myself with a bit of spare time to talk about the latest trip..... Shanghai baby!!

I literally cannot explain how much I loved this city, after 5 months in 'real' China it was great to experience a little more Western culture while still being surrounded by everything I've grown to know and love about China.

And of course a beautiful reunion with my Irish chums from Beijing!

So 'The Shang' in a nutshell.... minus a LOT of irrelevant but hilarious details...


We went to see 'The Bund', Shanghai's iconic skyline

We went to the top of the Oriental Pearl Power to see the view of Shanghai from the very top, and walked over the glass walkway to see the pure drop to the city beneath our feet (I'm a pro at these glass walkways now, didn't even flinch)

We went to Starbucks for some culture

We experienced true Chinese culture at the local bars ... ahem..

We went to visit the Yuyuan Gardens, which was beautiful and very calming for our slightly fragile states (no sympathy required)

We went to Starbucks....again

And then a tiny weeny 15 hour train journey sat in a hard seat later we were back in Houjie as if the last few days had never happened. BU HAO, take me back!