Sunday, August 9, 2009

A Week In Shanghai

It probably wasn't the best time to visit Shanghai with the temperature around 39C/102F everyday I was there. I think I nearly melted in the middle of the street somewhere. Nevertheless, Shanghai is my home away from home and I always stop by when I'm in asia.

view from our apt



hmmmmm, i wuvvie this




The Bund at night, its really hard to take more pics as the whole area was and still is under construction in preparation for the World Expo...


Yu Yuan or Cheng Huang Temple area



fairly empty since I went really late





This is where you go for the best soup dumplings ever


oh so yummy soup dumplings



The restaurant where former President Clinton dined, they even have a pic of the occasion up in front



Went to the World Expo 2010 exihibition



they're just building stuff all along the huang pu river



participating countries




having a cup of coffee, me likey



Time Square



visiting the world financial center, it looks like a bottle opener



100th Floor, I couldn't take a pic of the city since it was super smoggy



countdown to the world expo



pretty glass ceiling at the train station



HUGE Tag ad and Leo is dayam hot



Nanking Road



taking the maglev from the airport


300kmph!



something I bought in Shanghai, a facial cleaning sponge from watsons. This is also sold at Watsons in Taipei but I didnt see it in HK. I love this sponge!! More details later



Vivi in chinese... I still can't read it but it was only $2



I tried out the Visee A1 palette I got in Tokyo, believe this is a new palette



I love the colors!


Where next? Hong Kong!

33 comments:

  1. the lighting fixtures on those temples are amazing!

    and you're right, it does look like a bottle opener. haha

    that's a really pretty visee palette! :)

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  2. oohh my brother is working in Shanghai and he told me about the temperature! gosh, I'm glad you survived it! thanks for the photos...I was just there a year ago and I want to visit again! :)

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  3. I love the lights on the temples, they look so cool! ANd yikes, 39C... I was hot while we were in Tokyo and it was only 25-30C!!

    I love the Visee palette, I picked up most of the Blackish forming eyes... love smokey looks! :D

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  4. Shanghai looks so beautiful!! Especially at night!!
    Hope you'll have a fun and safe trip!! :)

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  5. Shanghai looks beautiful! the bf keeps egging for us to go someday LOL. will need to go after these pics.. love the visee palette too! I got the A3, it was 30% off, def a bargain!

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  6. hey we have that dumpling restaurant here too. it's a nice little place for children. you'd have a blast in Hong Kong. be safe!

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  7. Wow, your pictures are AMAZING.

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  8. Look at you all gorgeous!! And 102 degrees?! Dayum girl!! Props to you! I might've died! LOL!

    These pics are just amazing!! I love how everything is lit up! :) *sigh* Leo.....

    Mmm.. dumplings.... And lol the building does look like a bottle opener! LOL!

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  9. ahhh i love soup dumplings! how did you get so much time off? i thought all banking jobs only let you off maybe abit at xmas

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  10. I love Shanghai! I love the food!!

    The Expo looks fun...I need to get my butt back to China!!

    BTW, I will take the Maglev to the airport next time. Last time, the taxi driver sideswiped a bus on the way to Pudong Airport!

    Thanks for the great piccies!

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  11. YUmmy food!! awesome places!! Exactly where I wanna be at right now!! :D

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  12. Awww... your pictures are making me miss Shanghai! I have that A-1 palette too! =D

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  13. Yesss! post more pictures! So I'll be even more motivated to visit everything next year! I can't wait!

    The sponge looks interesting, what does it do?

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  14. great pics! I love the ones from the temple area. there is so much to discover in asia. unfortunately I haven't been there yet :(

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  15. Did you take any photos in Hong Kong? Can't wait to see them if you have. I hope you had a good time there. I'm from Hong Kong. I love soup dumplings. It's not easy to find really good ones with thin skin and good soup base.

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  16. Wow! I didn't know you are original from Shanghai? There is a saying that Shanghai girls are the prettiest :)

    Great pics! I always want to go but never had a chance. I'll def. pay a visit next time I go back to Asia. and whatever that noodle soup you are eating I want one too :D

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  17. Aw, you look so pretty.... :) Great Shanghai pics...I want me some dumplings!!

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  18. Love that pic of you! That Visee palette looks so pretty!

    All the pictures really showing Shanghai!! Looks really amazing and like a cool place! Take me on our next honeymoon?! ;)

    *MWAH* <3

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  19. Great post M~! Love reading your traveling posts.

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  20. aww... Mona, the visee palette is just lovely... u look great and energetic!

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  21. You look pretty in the pic. Are you wearing the Visee palette?

    Thanks for sharing all the beautiful pictures of Shanghai!

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  22. gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. you are gorgeous, that palette looks gorgeous, the food looks gorgeous to my stomach and the pictures you take! gorgeous :D

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  23. Shanghai!!! woohooo..
    Its so amazing!! Im goin there in December too =]

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  24. Fab pics sweetie, nextime I'm in Shanghai I'm gonna have to hunt down that restaurant to eat dozens of those soup dumplings.

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  26. Thank you for the lovely picture of Shanghai :) you're making me wanting to go back right now... and you had Shanghainese Dumpling yeahhhhh heheh !!!

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  27. this posts brings back memories of when i went to shanghai =D

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  28. Thank you for the lovely picture of Shanghai :) you're making me wanting to go back right now... and you had Shanghainese Dumpling yeahhhhh heheh !!!

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  29. Shanghai!!! woohooo..
    Its so amazing!! Im goin there in December too =]

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  30. Great post M~! Love reading your traveling posts.

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  31. hey we have that dumpling restaurant here too. it's a nice little place for children. you'd have a blast in Hong Kong. be safe!

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  32. You look pretty in the pic. Are you wearing the Visee palette?

    Thanks for sharing all the beautiful pictures of Shanghai!

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  33. Look at you all gorgeous!! And 102 degrees?! Dayum girl!! Props to you! I might've died! LOL!

    These pics are just amazing!! I love how everything is lit up! :) *sigh* Leo.....

    Mmm.. dumplings.... And lol the building does look like a bottle opener! LOL!

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