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Shanghai
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We
arrived in Shanghai during a one week national holiday, celebrating
the confluence of National Day and the Mid-Autumn Harvest
Festival. This meant an even greater than usual crush of people
on the streets. In many ways, it seemed like an endless street
fair, day and night, except that there were no specific events.
The city itself seemed quite cosmopolitan, but not nearly
as sterile as Beijing has become. In the old town and on side
streets, small stalls and street vendors pitched their wares.
After two weeks of touring with a group, we decided to venture
out on our own here, which was a pleasant change and gave
me a closer up view of the city.
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The
crush of people on Nanjing Donglu, a pedestrian walkway our
hotel fronted |
More
people walking on the Bund (along the Huangpu River), the
other cross street for our hotel |
The
old city area with smaller shops, but also lots of people
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View
of the Oriental Pearl Tower across the river |
The
Yu Gardens are a small, but beautiful oasis in the city |
While
the garden is only one city block, it isdesigned to be broken
up into different views, making it feel larger |
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