We're Here!!
Written on 12:36 AM by John
After 24 hours of almost straight flying, we finally made it to Shanghai!! Flying to shanghai via Rome, Italy has to be the longest way. The first leg of our trip from Atlanta to Rome wasn't so bad -- it was only about 10 hours. Then the second leg from Rome to Shanghai was quite the experience -- John and I were sandwiched between two chinese men (who took more than their fair share of the arm rest and didn't hesitate to intrude on your personal space or try to read over your shoulder) in the middle row for 12 hours straight with nothing but a choice of cheesy B rated chinese movies or our books!! When we landed we made it to our hostel without a problem (thanks to Joe). We took the number 2 bus and ended up 10 minutes from our hostel. By the time we got here, we showered and fell asleep and didn't wake up for 10 hours! Now, this put us in a bit of a pickle. It was now nightime in China and we were just coming off of 10 hours of sleep. What else to do, we decided to go to bed...
So today, was our first real day in the city. We walked from Jingan district to the Bund, which is located on the waterfront. It was about a 3-4 mile walk each way, so we should find the pounds just dropping off any day now. Surprisingly, Shanghai reminds me a lot of NY -- it has the western influence with tons of shopping and huge buildings, but it's also a little dirtier. There's a haze in the air that we can't decide if its smog or just a foggy day.
It's close to 5:00, so it's almost time for happy hour and dinner...stay tuned for more to come. Next time we'll try to include pictures.
