Loved Shanghai! I suppose it has a more western feel than Beijing and our hotel, with a direct view of the Bund, was very post modern, lots of retro looking furniture and so rectilinear that I felt quite disoriented for the first day there. And it’s about the heated toilet seats, a certain sort of luxury……there were some difficulties though…..I wasn’t able to post to Facebook or Blog as these sites are banned in China.
Our first day was spent rushing around with the City Council Entourage and we finally made it to the Expo. The New Zealand Pavillion was able to create a glimmer of homesickness but soon got over that! The roof garden was the highlight……and loved seeing all the vegies they had growing, not an insect in sight here!
Also felt very keen to dive into the ‘hot pool’…..
