Sunday, November 15, 2009

Shanghai, China

A 14 hour flight from Chicago will land you in Shanghai, China. About 4% speak English and the number is growing with the younger generation. Construction is everywhere with cranes getting ready for the Expo in 2010.

My brief visit lasted a week. The first 3 days were rainy so not much luck. I captured this shot after dinner.








The Shanghai World Financial Center was the tallest building in the world at one time. I left my tripod in the car so picked one up in the Underground Shopping Center.








With 20 Million people, it is quite nice to see a quite time like this. Fortunately there was a nice sunset the last day.








This 300 year home is a place to visit. Even the Chinese like to take some time to walk around to see this garden.








There is something special about the Tea in China. After traveling 6-8 hours each day in the car to different cities, I was ready for some tea.