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Be Prepared to Take Lots of Photos
By KENDEF | 2/17/2006 3:41:22 PM

Shanghai is a photographers dream. There are great photo opportunities around every corner. Bring plenty of film or memory cards. The contrast between the old and new is at times, startling. I don't think you will find architecture like this anywhere else.

Getting Around the City
By KENDEF | 2/17/2006 3:28:10 PM

Don't drive in Shanghai unless you are a local. I thought traffic was bad in California, it's can't hold a candle to city driving in Shanghai. Hire a taxi, ride a subway, bus or walk. Your nerves will thank you.

ERA-Intersection of Time
By POSH | 2/15/2006 1:04:39 AM

Guess who I met?! Tom Cruise! We both went to the acrobatic show 'ERA-Intersection of Time'. The show is so good, romantic and breathtaking, and full of Shanghai Culture too. It won't end till 2010, so don't miss it if you are in Shanghai.
Maybe it's because of Tom that night, everybody seems so excited. Great great night, and great great show from Shanghai!

the Yu Yuan Gardens
By INMEDIC | 1/11/2006 1:12:52 PM

If you go to Shanghai, you must go to the Yu Yuan Gardens. You must take a tour of the garden itself. There is a small fee to walk through it but it will be worth it. There is no fee to walk through the shopping areas and if you want to pick up any gifts this is one of the places to buy them. You can bargan with the seller to get a good deal. There is a lady there who sells hand painted eggs and puts them in a frame. They are beautiful. They are worth picking up. There are also many restaurants you can eat at, from Chinese food to western food like a McDonalds. The visit to the gardens is well worth spending a few hours there.

Free Soul perfect place for hangout in Shanghai
By BEERDRINKER | 1/4/2006 8:17:13 AM

As you walk into some dingy local bar with rather dubious looking girls lurking in the shadows, you may feel that you're selling your soul to the devil. But a bar nestled on the more respectable (Yanan Xi Lu) end of Fahuazhen Lu aims to change all this by freeing your soul with good company and a homey atmosphere. The affable manageress Sky says she wants to create a bar that's essentially a home away from home. And in many ways it is. Customers often take over the music system, choosing from the eclectic selection of CDs, while the amicable, English-speaking staff, converse with customers like friends.

Despite being open only a few weeks, this two-storey establishment has already attracted a growing band of regulars. The bright, airy downstairs bar area, despite having somewhat uncomfortable park-bench seating, ropes clients in with its fooseball table. While upstairs, the bar is fitted out with comfortable sofas and opium-style couches surrounding a pool table. The reasonably priced drinks keep people coming back, with shots and cocktails around the ?0 mark, beer ?0. If you're taking it easy on the alcohol, the bar brews up a surprisingly large selection of coffee - definitely a place for all sorts of souls.

get information from a local website
By AKKI | 10/13/2005 2:08:04 AM

um...sometimes, although i'm in SH, i have no idea when staying with my friends. Why? Because i don't know where we can have fun. I think it's a common problem most people have.

However, my British tutor surprises me a lot. She knows many interesting place in Shanghai.She told us a bilingual website called 'xonnected.com' which collect many places' information. so, I think serching a local website to guide you is very very important.

Get help with talking in china in a instant 021-6100-9700
By CAROLYNE | 10/3/2005 3:52:25 AM

Hey, One of the major problems that I faced while travelling in china is not knowing chinese. Asking directions or hailing a cab or ordering in a retsurant is a big pain. I tried this service called www.chinahelpline.com...you can call 021-6100-9700 from anywhere in china and get connected, they have wonderful staff who help u in giving orders to anyone in chinese. just tell them what you want to tell the driver or waiter in english and they will converse with the person in chinese and make them understand , its pretty cheap also compared to hiring interpreters or getting robbed or wasting time. I just loved it .

Go for a cup of coffee to get to know new friends
By GROOX | 7/26/2005 3:19:42 PM

First week in China. First time Nanjing Rd. - Sunday - crowded. A girl asked me, walking alone along the pedestrian area of Nanjing Road, if I want to go for a cup of coffee. She wants to study English in autumn and maybe we can exchange a bit. I had a bad feeling, but I thought - Hey man, that are prejudices maybe, be open-minded and spend an hour with this nice girl! She brought me through an jewelery store to an upper floor into a caf? She talked to the waiters - so I already noticed, that she knew them. They denied giving us a table at the window (facing Nanjing Rd) and said we have to take a separe?- I felt strange - saw the menue - and it was incredible expensive. With the result that I ordered just a small beer (was cheaper than coffee) for 80RNB. They brought fruits and 2-3 drinks for the girls (within 3 minutes) - I felt bad and ordered the bill. I got it - 750RNB!! Suddenly the girl was (acting) telling me, she didnt knew when she ordered and the waiters told me I have to pay. Of course she had no money and I had to pay. There where about 3 waiters and suddenly no one could speak anymore. So - I was tricked. And I knew I am the foreigner - and I cannot argue in any way, not able of any word in Chinese.
The most expensive beer I ever have been for.

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