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ExpatCat
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Joined: Apr 25, 2005
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July 27, 2005 - 04:44 PM |
 
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| Post subject: Travelers - A List of Things to Do in Shanghai |
Go to the garden in Yu Garden. Not the shopping area surrounding it, but the actual garden. It is lovely and suprisingly peaceful.
Eat crab dumplings at the restaurant near the crooked bridge in Yu Garden (not in the garden part and not the teahouse in the center ... look for the long line of people. Go to the third floor).
Pick up tons of fakes and impress your friends at Xiang Yang market.
Walk Huai Hui Zhong Road and see all the shops and the emergence of shopping as a sport in Shanghai. For those really interested in the sport of it, visit Huai Hai Zhong Road and Shanxi Road on the weekends
Have a champagne-filled Sunday brunch
Have a drink in the bar on the top of the Jin Mao bulding in Pudong (billed as the highest bar in the world)
Stroll the Bund from both the Puxi and Pudong sides
Arm yourself with a road map or a taxi card and walk aimlessly through the former French Concession. Best done on a nice day. Explore the smaller streets.
Go to a park in the early evening and enjoy the ballroom dancing. Xu Hui park is a good place to see it.
Get a foot massage
Get your hair washed at a "normal" hair washing establishment
Have a massage. Several places offer spa treatments for the day or couples rooms
Walk Nanjing Road from the Bund to the Portman (takes about 1 hour without stopping). Lots of interesting things to see.
Go to the Shanghai Museum in People's Square (the round building that looks like it has horseshoes on top).
Have a drink and listen to the jazz band at the Peace hotel.
Take a boat cruise up/down the Huangpu River. Don't do one of the dinner ones. Just a normal, during the day ones.
Start at People's Square and take the Line 1 Metro. Come out at every stop and have a look around. Each stop is very different and worth it
Visit the fabric market at Dong Jia Du Road and Zhong Shan Road. Can even have things made if the creative side emerges.
Take in an acrobatic show.
Eat hot pot. More than once. |
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Vera
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Joined: July 28, 2005
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Location: Shanghai
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July 28, 2005 - 03:24 PM |
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Great idea! I will tell my colleagues from France next time when they come. But they have to spend more time on visiting not working,,  
by the way, how can i keep this page?
sorry, a newcomer, dont know how???  |
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Rebekah
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Joined: July 27, 2003
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Location: Germany, sometimes China
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July 28, 2005 - 03:33 PM |
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Magnolia
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Joined: June 01, 2004
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July 28, 2005 - 09:18 PM |
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Vera... you can either add a page to your favorites or log in and pull up ExpatCat's posts in the profile and then look for all postings... you will be able to recognize it by the title. |
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Coir
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Joined: July 09, 2005
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July 28, 2005 - 10:33 PM |
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Isn't Magnolia lovely, s/he always has good advice |
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Vera
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Joined: July 28, 2005
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Location: Shanghai
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July 29, 2005 - 08:33 PM |
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| Magnolia wrote: |
| Vera... you can either add a page to your favorites or log in and pull up ExpatCat's posts in the profile and then look for all postings... you will be able to recognize it by the title. |
Thanks a lot, Magnolia. u r very kind ,I got it. |
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Michael
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Apr 07, 2006 - 10:34 AM |
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Yes... great list... deserves to bumped! |
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americangypsy
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Joined: Jan 25, 2005
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May 19, 2006 - 05:17 AM |
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| Michael wrote: |
| Yes... great list... deserves to bumped! |
Yes,it reminds me that if I lived here for 10 years ;I still would be able to find something interesting to do whenever I was looking.I still want to cruise the HuangPu before I leave.Thanks for the reminder! |
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