Sunday, July 7, 2019

Shanghai June 10-11


We left the cruise ship and flew to Shanghai, our last stop on this memorable trip.

Shanghai is one of the largest (24 million) cities in China and one of the world's most important ports. We were told that if it says "made in China" that odds are it is made here!

Our tour group got to stay at the 5-star Shanghai Peace Hotel because we did the Tibet piece of the tour. Yay, us! This hotel was built along the river back in the 1920's and Charlie Chaplin and Field Marshal Montgomery are just a few celebrities who stayed here. It was also the site for movies including Empire of the Sun.




The Fairmont Peace hotel at night...my phone is starting to die, the photos are starting to get blurry...



The riverfront was spectacular at night. The choreographed lighting on the buildings was mesmerizing! Thousands of people walked the riverside promenades in the evening. We walked a pedestrian mall (supposedly the first one in the world) where upscale shops lined the streets.













On our last night, we were treated to dinner and a breathtaking show of the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.  There was contortion, trapeze tricks, tumbling and balancing! What a fabulous show!




We visited Yuyuan Garden, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, 5 acres of pavilions, walking paths, and grottos







We also visited the Shanghai Museum, displaying stuff from 5000 years of Chinese history




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