This post is all about how I spend my weekend over Saturday and Sunday in Shanghai.. more like a little under 36 hours or so from Friday night after work till Sunday noon as my flight was in the afternoon..
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| I woke up like this on Saturday morning before checking out of the hotel |
Before I begin, let me also mention that this Shanghai trip I have only less than CNY100 in cash with me (balance from Beijing trip), but I loaded CNY1000 into my WeChat to pay for everything that's not paid for by the company..
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I took a ride on the subway..
Because I only needed single journey rides, I was not allowed to buy a day pass.
So I cannot try out other lines..
And I needed coins and ONLY coins to purchase a single journey ticket.. |
I changed hotel for the weekend, and moved to stay in Crowne Plaza, which is beside Lucca.. I thought since I was going to drink and club in Lucca, I might as well book a hotel that's within walking distance so that I don't have to hail a Didi.. transportation in Shanghai is not cheap..
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| Exterior of the hotel |
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| Lift lobby |
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| Lobby |
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| Lobby |
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| Toilet & bathtub! |
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| Room |
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| Room.. there's also a massage chair! |
After checking into Crowne Plaza, I was too sleepy and took a nap.. when I woke up it was already evening and I told myself I need to go out to The Bund!
Temperature was 10C which was considered warm for the winter..
My first stop was of course to The Bund.. no trip to Shanghai is complete without seeing The Bund, located at the end of the Nanjing Pedestrian Street..
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| Nanjing Pedestrian Street |
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| Nanjing Pedestrian Street |
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| The street is so long that you have "trams" for hire that goes up and down the street |
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In the distance, the Pearl Tower in Pudong
Taken from the end of Nanjing Pedestrian Street overlooking towards The Bund
(picture was slightly edited for clarity and to showcase the contrast) |
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| The Bund |
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| Pudong |
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| The Bund |
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| The Bund |
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| It was actually drizzling slightly |
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| The Bund at night |
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| All the buildings along The Bund is lit up |
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| Very beautiful indeed |
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| At 8pm the lights were up, blinking and shining like stars |
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| One last shot before I go off.. |
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| Walking around and enjoying some Christmasy lights along Nanjing Pedestrian Street |
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I was hungry.. it was about 9pm but I went to check out the then world's largest Starbucks before overtaken by the newest one in Tokyo
(the world's largest Starbucks is now in Tokyo) |
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| A selfie at the main entrance |
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| Upon entering, you're greeted by staff and this giant wall |
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| The packing area |
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| From the staircase leading up to 1st floor |
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| The merchandise area |
After checking out the world's largest Starbucks, I was already very hungry by now and went to look for a place to eat.. and I found this awesome ramen restaurant..
I walked in and found a table by myself.. there's plenty of wait staff around but their job is to serve the food.. Ordering was done in WeChat.. Payment was done in WeChat.. in short, this restaurant
does not accept cash or card.. Only WeChat and Alipay..
The menu was in Mandarin words without pictures.. and being not able to read mandarin fluently, I guessed the the name.. I can read simple words like chicken, pork or beef.. so I chose a duck ramen.. and I can read only Coke from the drinks menu... so I chose Coke..
(in actual fact, I don't really like Coke)
Ta-daa.. my food came shortly.. and I didn't regret it one bit.. Enjoyed the meal thoroughly..
I walked into H&M and bought a thick winter jacket, only because it's on sale and it costs only CNY300
LIKE MOTHERFUCKINGCHEAP!! WHERE CAN YOU GET A THICK WINTER JACKET FOR RM180? FUCK MY LIFE! I bought it without hesitation, I probably gonna wear it in Norway this December, if the family trip is confirmed..
After that, I got back to my hotel, got freshen up and walked over to Lucca.. Entry was CNY100 with one drink of your choice.. I of course, chose some rum or whisky I cannot even remember the name..
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| Award by Timeout displayed at the bar |
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From where I was seated at the bar, overlooking the bar counters.. the dance floor is on the far right, and the cloak room is actually upstairs to store your winter jackets for CNY5 PER TIME
On the far left is more seating areas..
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Despite it raining, it was packed.. I was there alone by myself.. I was being friendly and all but no, I didn't bring anyone back to my hotel..
Don't ask me why..
I don't know..
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