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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Shanghai, Shanghai, China This weekend was rather fun. Saturday night we all went out to a place called Yu Yuan, or Yu Park. This is a very old part of Shanghai where the richest families donated their very old houses to the area, so they are all beautifully lit up. At this place, we went to a restaurant on recommendation of on of my classmates. The dinner...
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ROADS LESS (BUT OFTEN) TRAVELED (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
After a stimulating Saturday day walking through Shanghai's Dong Tai Road antiques alley (chinzy), stopping at the Insect and Bird Market (fascinating/nauseating), and quickly breezing through Yu Yuan Bazaar (touristy), the colors, smells, and surrounding architecture were all but over-stimulating.. take a look... Oh, and for some good Sunday reading on the changing face of Chinese architecture,...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Shanghai, China Our itinerary only included a half-day sightseeing tour today and when we asked about an add-on, our guide said it would be an additional $100 CDN per person, just to visit an old town, so we decided we could probably do it ourselves for a lot cheaper and declined. Our morning tour started with a visit to Yu Yuan Garden, a traditional Chinese...
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the blog of flightcomparison.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... French Concession offers a glimpse of life in Shanghai during the last century, while the quaint Yu Yuan Gardens provide a tranquil escape from the flurry of the modern city. But Shanghai truly comes alive once the sun has gone down. There’s a club, bar or pub for just about any taste. Whether you’re part of the hostel crew and want a fun, cheap place to exchange travel tales, or a business...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
... so it poured with rain. There was another ‘taxi incident’ when we became separated on our trip to Yu Yuan Tea House and Bazaar but we eventually found one another, relying on a unique whistle the boys use to attract one another’s attention! We ate some superb dumplings whilst watching a team of ‘stuffers’ in the kitchen next to us and Hilary & then visited the absolutely stunning Yu Gardens...
