Amerikajin: Your Eyes To The East » Shanghai Sights

Shanghai World Financial Center

Amerikajin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:06:06 +0000

Not fun being stuck in traffic, but I guess it’s not too bad when you have some scenery to look at. Driving back home from Pudong it’s hard not to miss Shanghai landmarks like this. I’ve always called this building the “bottle opener” for obvious reasons and will probably continue to reference it as so.

A Cloudy Bund

Amerikajin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:00:11 +0000

Believe it or not this is the first time I’ve visited The Bund after living in Shanghai for about half a year now. This Shanghai tourist attraction didn’t put me in awe like it would have for most people, probably because it reminded me too much of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour which I’m desensitized to by now. Wouldn’t mind coming back here at night, however, to see how it compares.

Yuyuan Garden At Night

Amerikajin — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:36:22 +0000

Been running on ‘E’ these past few weeks but happened to have a meeting at Yuyuan Garden, so I stopped for a sec to take some photos of the beautiful buildings.

I felt like I was on set for a new ‘Curse of the Golden Flower’ sequel. However, my time here was spent inside a Starbucks sipping on a mocha frappachino.

Supposedly the best Xiaolongbao in Shanghai is right here. It must be as the line outside stretched around the building and every single seat inside was occupied. Lot of tourists were here too, probably brought in mostly by the Expo. For some good scenery, food, and shopping this place is recommended.

Xiangyang Park

Amerikajin — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:28:43 +0000

A gorgeous day outside today, so instead of being couped up in home, I decided to tour my surrounding area with no destination in mind. Found myself on Huaihai Road which is comparable to Chicago’s Michigan Ave. Didn’t realize it was in walking distance because I spend most of my time in taxis. With sweat running down my neck and back, I decided to shade myself inside the close by Xiangyang park. Didn’t take long, however, for my allergies to act up and tell me to head home.

Cloud 9 At Grand Hyatt

Amerikajin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:28:42 +0000

Cloud 9 is a lounge bar up on the 87 floor of the Grand Hyatt hotel. It’s got a spectacular 360 view of the city although I couldn’t see much of it today. Had a drink and an ice cream dessert and was out within the hour. I’ll have to come back with better weather conditions.