The other notable part of the trip was visitting the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. The views at 350m were spectacular at night. Blackpool tower is only 160m and i thought that was high!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Pearl_Tower

Even our hotel lobby was high on the 38th floor.

The other amazing part of the trip was at Yu Gardens. We were taken to a very dingy back street area by a woman we didnt know to view some interesting shopping items (watches etc). Quite a worrying experience all told.

Shanghai is an amazing place to visit and defo worth doing if you ever get the chance. I cant wait to go back sometime. I enjoyed it better than Hong Kong.

Sounds like a great trip Darren - are you there on holiday or with work?

Had a similar experience with the backstreet vendors in Bangkok. I felt quite lucky to get out without being relieved of any cash or other possesions

It was a work trip, Just managed to get a free day on the Saturday this time and as we were flying from Shanghai it made sense to get there a day early and save a silly o'clock start on Sunday.

I bet your experience in Bangkok was just like ours. I was shaking after that experience for a while after. Partly at what we had seen and partly at what could have happened. Dont know if id like to repeat it.

Went up the same tower yesterday(tuesday), still half asleep from the flight. Was meant to be flying on today but the flight was cancelled so am now back in shanghai at the hotel i checked out of this morning.

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Originally posted by chriscook
Went up the same tower yesterday(tuesday), still half asleep from the flight. Was meant to be flying on today but the flight was cancelled so am now back in shanghai at the hotel i checked out of this morning.

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Sofitel Pudong I think the same as you. have been with someone here and tonight had dinner with one of the directors of where I work.

In theory going tomorrow - flying to Wuhan then by road to xiangfan. If you see two english blokes with about 7 cases and 160kgs of equipment in the lobby at 830ish that'll be me.

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Could have found time too say hello.......

Poor form I know...my apologies but didn't have much spare time at all in the evening and wasn't expecting to be there a 2nd night or having to have dinner with the engineering director.

Now in Xiangfan and its bloomin cold out. Was expectign maybe 3 or 4 engineers from the customer - turned up and there are 11 of them. They were then taking photos of everything including us changing tyres and balancing wheels!