Ni hao from Shanghai!

chrisinhouston · 05-06-2009, 05:14 PM

We finally made it after a 14 hour non stop from Newark (not my favorite airport!) But before we could get off of the plane we had to be checked for anyone who might be fevorish. They said it was an infrared thermometer but I think it may have been a mind probe!

Then we took the Maglev train from the airport to the city at a top speed of 431 KM.

chrisinhouston · 05-06-2009, 05:17 PM

Must still be adjusting to the time change, meant to use this image instead of the scene from our room on the 35th floor of the Hilton.

chrisinhouston · 05-06-2009, 05:21 PM

We got an upgrade to the 35th Executive floor at the Hilton thanks to my wife's Hilton Diamond club status. Our room is free for 6 nights, just have to pay for the internet and any room charges.

Ibby · 05-06-2009, 06:27 PM

Shanghai is at once a pretty and nasty city.
Visit the Bund!
and have fun.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-07-2009, 11:47 PM

Great, thanks Chris. At 266 mph I should think everything out the train window would be blurred.

chrisinhouston · 05-08-2009, 05:43 AM

Old and new.

The Jin Ang temple somehow got skipped over during the distruction phase of temples in the Cultural Revolution. It is a microcosim of the old Shangha set within the new Shanghai.

chrisinhouston · 05-08-2009, 09:24 AM

A piano bar for dentists???

chrisinhouston · 05-08-2009, 09:28 AM

Very civilized indeed!

Ibby · 05-09-2009, 11:20 PM

Taller than Taipei 101? Nah. Shanghai does have some pretty tall ones, though. I remember the Pearl tower (the pointy one on the left) scared the shit outta me as a kid when we visited though. Way too tall and thin.

chrisinhouston · 05-10-2009, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

Taller than Taipei 101? Nah. Shanghai does have some pretty tall ones, though. I remember the Pearl tower (the pointy one on the left) scared the shit outta me as a kid when we visited though. Way too tall and thin.

When you go up in the SWFC in Shanghai they give you a brochure that says that the sky walk at their 100th floor is aprox. 492 meters where as the top of the tower or Radio pole or whatever of the Taipei101 is at 509 meters but that isn't the level people can reach so it is questionable as to it being the highest, and we all know that the Taiwanese would love to be one step ahead of those damn comunists in the mainland on something.

It's a funny concept of trying to establish the highest building. Having a flag pole or antennae on top and getting 1st place seems kind of like running a foot race and winning because you had a 20 ft fishing rod out in front and it technically, the tip went over the finish line before the guy from Kenya out front.

BrianR · 05-09-2009, 11:58 PM

May I ask why you are visiting Shanghai?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2009, 12:56 AM

He's on assignment from the Cellar, to send us beautiful pictures from the far flung corners of the earth.

And doing a damn good job of it too.

chrisinhouston · 05-10-2009, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

He's on assignment from the Cellar, to send us beautiful pictures from the far flung corners of the earth.

And doing a damn good job of it too.

Yes, an assignment... I like that. Do I send UT the expense bill?

chrisinhouston · 05-10-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

He's on assignment from the Cellar, to send us beautiful pictures from the far flung corners of the earth.

And doing a damn good job of it too.

Thanks, your commission check is in the mail, xoxoxoBruce!

chrisinhouston · 05-10-2009, 05:40 AM

The trip to the Shanghai Financial District Center was unfortunately in mid morning and not the best time for good lighting like at dusk or dawn. Anyway we had fun. The tour costs about $20 or so to get to the highest point and starts with a trip to the basement elevator holding area. Great display and movie but some folks have to talk on their cell phones just like back home!

We got up to the 100th floor and altough I suffer from vertigo (yes I am a photographer and I did see Hitchcock's "Vertigo" with Jimmy Stewart many years ago! It was pretty neat and I was ok as long as I did not look down while walking on the glass panels.

It's one cool view from the top of the world in Shangha and to think that all of the area of Pudong was built on what used to be a swamp.

05-06-2009, 05:14 PM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Ni hao from Shanghai! We finally made it after a 14 hour non stop from Newark (not my favorite airport!) But before we could get off of the plane we had to be checked for anyone who might be fevorish. They said it was an infrared thermometer but I think it may have been a mind probe! Then we took the Maglev train from the airport to the city at a top speed of 431 KM. Attached Images

05-06-2009, 05:17 PM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	upload error Must still be adjusting to the time change, meant to use this image instead of the scene from our room on the 35th floor of the Hilton. Attached Images

05-06-2009, 05:21 PM	#3
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	We got an upgrade to the 35th Executive floor at the Hilton thanks to my wife's Hilton Diamond club status. Our room is free for 6 nights, just have to pay for the internet and any room charges. Attached Images

05-06-2009, 06:27 PM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Shanghai is at once a pretty and nasty city. Visit the Bund! and have fun. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-07-2009, 11:47 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great, thanks Chris. At 266 mph I should think everything out the train window would be blurred. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-08-2009, 05:43 AM	#6
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Old and new. The Jin Ang temple somehow got skipped over during the distruction phase of temples in the Cultural Revolution. It is a microcosim of the old Shangha set within the new Shanghai. Attached Images

05-08-2009, 09:24 AM	#7
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	A piano bar for dentists??? Attached Images

05-08-2009, 09:28 AM	#8
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Very civilized indeed! Attached Images

05-09-2009, 11:20 PM	#9
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Taller than Taipei 101? Nah. Shanghai does have some pretty tall ones, though. I remember the Pearl tower (the pointy one on the left) scared the shit outta me as a kid when we visited though. Way too tall and thin. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-09-2009, 11:58 PM	#11
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	May I ask why you are visiting Shanghai? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-10-2009, 12:56 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	He's on assignment from the Cellar, to send us beautiful pictures from the far flung corners of the earth. And doing a damn good job of it too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2009, 05:40 AM	#15
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	The trip to the Shanghai Financial District Center was unfortunately in mid morning and not the best time for good lighting like at dusk or dawn. Anyway we had fun. The tour costs about $20 or so to get to the highest point and starts with a trip to the basement elevator holding area. Great display and movie but some folks have to talk on their cell phones just like back home! We got up to the 100th floor and altough I suffer from vertigo (yes I am a photographer and I did see Hitchcock's "Vertigo" with Jimmy Stewart many years ago! It was pretty neat and I was ok as long as I did not look down while walking on the glass panels. It's one cool view from the top of the world in Shangha and to think that all of the area of Pudong was built on what used to be a swamp. Attached Images

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