My Sunday Breakfast

It's been a while I didn't wake up early enough to make myself breakfast in the weekends. Because, I've been very lazy after my December holiday...

Anyway, I have had a lot of rest and sleep this weekend, and I woke up naturally at 8am!!! This was a miracle!!!

Probably my longest Sunday, do NOT waste it :)

旅伴

慧芳说，上海没什么好玩的。不过，旅伴最重要。

我想也是的。正常人也不会象我冬天跑到上海去。佳慧是我到上海的唯一理由。这个城市确实没什么，就是一个大城市。可是我们一起晃、一起冷、一起喝咖啡、一起喝啤酒、一起写明信片、一起睡觉⋯⋯在六天的时间，聊个没完没了。

我在宁波病了，感觉很对不起她。我竟没有好好体会她在宁波的生活。

她说我走了以后，她更想家。

下一个相依为命的旅行，会是几时呢？

What a Typical Tourist Does in Shanghai

Ok, let me list what a typical tourist will do in Shanghai.


1. 城隍庙
Entrance fee RMB10. It's just a small temple, visitors go in to really pray, unlike me, I was just there to look around.
Advice: Don't do it unless you really want to pray!











This guy traveled alone and so he's doing the typical "shiok sendiri" thingy. He was taking a picture of the jostick he just put on.


2. 南京路步行街
Every China city has a 步行街 and I always like it. If you really like shopping, it's really a nice place.
Advice: Go.



3. 南翔馒头店


As I've mentioned earlier, this is no doubt very cheap. 20 Xiao Long Bao only costs you RMB20, but it doesn't worth any of my life time queue-ing for it.
Advice: If you don't have enough time touring Shanghai, skip this. If you really want to have it once in your life time, go there before 9am, before the crowd starts everyday.

4. 上海滩 The Bund


This is one of the most enjoyable tourist attractions in Shanghai. Do try to make some time to visit this place at different time of the day, it gives you different perspective of Shanghai in the morning and night. Due to energy saving concern, the lights were off at 11pm (winter). Please try to be there early.
Advice: MUST go! What else is more important than The Bund in Shanghai?

5. 豫园
Entrace fee: RMB30
Waste of my time! It was a private garden of someone whom I have no idea who. The private garden wasn't magnificent at all. RMB30 felt like robbery to me!
Advice: DON'T GO! I didn't even take any pictures inside this private garden, yes, that's how bad the place was. Just spend your time in 豫园商城 is good enough, you can do souvenir shopping in there.

6. Others
Other popular places in Shanghai which almost all the tourists will go are: 人民广场、新天地、徐家汇、正大广场（陆家嘴）. These places are for shopping. I didn't take any photos of these places.
Advice: Nothing to advice. You could try 人民公园 near 人民广场, not a big park, but much better than 豫园.

Well, I guess that will sum up what I think it's typical.

高速动车组

在上海宁波短短的6天，动车组是我的好朋友。我乘的亚航，是飞往杭州的。而我的计划却是在上海会佳慧，所以，从杭州的萧山机场，我得搭机场大巴到杭州城站（人民币20元），乘坐动车到上海。我很幸运的买到了高速动车，既是直达，不停途中的任何一个城市。杭州到上海虹桥站，169km，才花了45分钟，而且，价格便宜，才人民币82元。
（另一个选择，就是乘搭亚航提供的大巴。大巴在飞机抵达的一个小时后开车，车票多少钱我不太清楚，不过肯定比动车慢了很多，因为杭州到上海大概要三个小时）


这就是我人生第一次搭高速动车的车票，丢了。



到达上海虹桥站。





上海虹桥站，是我到过的中国火车站，最干净的一个。火车站不只干净，而且很大，有点象机场。

动车组，在我这趟旅行里，节省了我不少时间。再加上，中国的火车一直很准时，乘搭火车，怎么样都比搭大巴安心很多。

有机会，在中国尝尝搭动车吧！

上海滩

外滩，是我在上海最享受的地方。一边是英殖民时代的旧建筑，对岸是新时代的新建筑。早上有早上的风光，夜晚有晚上的妩媚。

我没有带三脚架，冷冷的夜晚，拎着相机，手冰冰，真的是“为艺术牺牲”。

这个钟楼，唱着的是“东方红”。每一刻唱一次，由短到长。

这么巧，我照到Aurora建筑物上的 “I Love SH”

钟楼的夜景

近看明珠塔，有点像巨型玩具

我们因为时间多得很，慢慢在外滩漫步拍拖，很爽的！

Shanghai · Starbucks

You can't imagine, I've had 6 days of Starbucks during my entire Shanghai & Ningbo trip.

It was freezing cold on certain days, I just need something to warm my frozen hands. During the last two days in Ningbo, I just need some black coffee to stop my diarrhea, and have some breaks to catch up with my travel diary. And I finished writing them in Starbucks!

Catching up with my travel diary in Starbucks in Ningbo, 天一广场

We decided to have a western breakfast on Christmas day in Shanghai, 豫园



We had a lot so that we can both get the Christmas souvenir.



I didn't get the chance...



And this is the Christmas souvenir.

Cute?

Most of the days, we had more than one cup of coffee each day. I have to say, Shanghai coffee is one of the best coffee I tasted in China cities that I've visited. Ying & I made a statement that among the China cities that we've visited together, Guilin has the better coffee. But I have to change this to Shanghai now.

Most of the cafes in Shanghai (Other than Starbucks) brew illy coffee, and they are "kao" enough for our taste. And of course, they're not very cheap.

This, made my trip the most "un-China" trip I've ever had in China.