Day 11

Shanghai

06.07.2006 34 °C

Day 11 - June 24: When we arrived in Shanghai the heat hit us like a wall. Even the little walk from the train to the taxis made us soaking wet with sweat. Taking a shower at the hotel (Yin Bo Hotel) was just what the doctor ordered after a long train-ride and luggage hauling.

Instead of joining the 3-hour guided tour of Shanghai me and M. walked around by oirselves instad - as we usually do. I don't think we missed much as we walked "The Bund", found a couple of very nice and well-kept parks in addition to locating the shopping street (Nanjing Dong Lu).

Heading back we quickly noticed the clouds gathering. We just about managed to get back to the hotel and into our room before it started to poor buckets.

Even though we travelled on a sleeper train it wasn't easy to get enough sleep and rest so we chose to stay in in spite of it being saturday. The thunder & lightning storm outside did help make the choice easier too