Shanghai

Shanghai – Explore

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July 4 , 12  – Day 1   –  to Shanghai

Reached Hongkong @ 6:15am and started from HK @ 8AM in CX 6832 . Reached PVG Shanghai @ 10:30am.

Stayed in “Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre”

Walked to The Bund from hotel.  Spent some time along side the Bund and walked back to hotel.

July 5, 12 – Day 2 – Shanghai

Due to jet lag we woke up at 2AM and we went to breakfast at 4AM in the morning. Buffet was good with lot of food options. Our favorite food was hot custard buns in the morning.

Full day tour booked for today.

  • Jade Buddha Temple
  • Shanghai art museum
  • Shanghai City Tour
  • Jin Mao Tower (tour to the top floor of Jin Mao Tower – 88th Floor)
  • Oriental Pearl Tower
  • Shanghai world financial center (Bottle openers shape building0
  • The Bund

We picked up food from Pizza hut for Dinner.

July 6, 12 – Day 3

We took Big Bus Tour in the morning and Yuyuan garden.

  • Yuyuan Garden
  • Yuyuan Market

Yuyuan Garden is composed of six scenic areas: Sansui Hall, Wanhua Chamber, Dianchun Hall, Huijing Hall, Yuhua Hall, and the Inner Garden.

The highlights of the garden are: classical Chinese architecture, exquisite sculptures and carvings, and the busy Yuyuan bazaar. Yu Garden was a private garden of the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty. It was the largest and most prestigious of its era in Shanghai after it was completed. The garden is unique in its design. It perfectly blends decorative halls, elaborate pavilions, glittering pools, zigzag bridges, pagodas, archways, and impressive rockeries.

Feel relaxed as you wander through the corridors and archways; stop to gaze at the famed Exquisite Jade Rock, a 5-ton, porous, beautifully-shaped, spiky rock; or climb to the top of the Great Rockery.

If you are looking for a glimpse into ancient China, as reflected in movies and books, this is the place. Exquisite Sculptures and Carvings.

Yuyuan Bazaar
Yuyuan Bazaar is right next to Yu Garden. It has a great number of small streets and lanes where you can find many restaurants, tea houses, and shops. It is a good place to sample some local snacks and buy some souvenirs.

We flew from Shanghai to Beijing.  We booked from Expedia in Air China. Flight duration from Shanghai to Beijing is 2 hrs 20 mins.

Day 4 & 5 spent in Beijing.

July 9, 12  – Day 6

Morning we took taxi to go to Lama temple. We came back to hotel after the temple visit.

In the afternoon we flew from Beijing to Shanghai

July 10, 12 – Day 7

We booked a half a day tour for “Zhujiajiao Water Town” . It was 4 Hours tour.
Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Cost : USD105/adult (RMB660/adult)

Morning, the tour guide picked us from the hotel in Shanghai. We drove to famous Ancient water village–Zhujiajiao water town on the outskirts of Shanghai, which was formed about 1,700 years ago. Archaeological findings dating back 5,000 years have also been found. 36 stone bridges and numerous rivers line Zhujiajiao, and thousands of ancient buildings still along the river banks . Till today, old historical buildings such as rice shops, banks, spice stores and even a Qing dynasty post office can still be found there.

We had lunch served and dropped us at the hotel as part of tour.

Spent time in hotel in the afternoon.

July 11, 12 – Day 8

PVG Shanghai CX 0369 @ 5:35PM -> HK 8:10PM , HK CX 0631 @10.45PM -> Chennai 1:30am

 

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