Day 5 (24.03.2013) Shanghai
As it was raining last night, the weather has got colder in the morning. Both gals are wearing 2 shirts, a sweater and a jacket - don't they look plump? =P
The first destination today is a
Chinese Medical Hall -
Tong Ren Tang. As usual, we are brought to a room and some chinese medicine practitioner will come and talk about the history (and greatness) of
Chinese Medicine. Then of course, each of us will get a
doctor to check your palm and pulse - and suddenly you realised that you have something wrong somewhere. But surprisingly, the doctor that check on me had accurately diagnosed my migraine. I was speechless when he asked me about my migraine. How did he know by just looking at my palm? My migraine got more serious after my 2nd delivery. I had it every month without fail and it can last 2 whole days if i don't take
Panadols. He prescribed some supplements and i bought 2 bottles. Hopefully, my migraine can get better ^^
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| Big Ray at the entrance of Tong Ren Tang |
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| Little Jay feeling cheeky |
Next, we went to the
Shanghai World Financial Center Observatory (SWFC). It is the tallest skyscraper in China overtaking
Jin Mao Tower. The building consist of observatory decks, offices, hotel, conference halls and a shopping mall. We were excited to go up to the observatory deck - the view must be great. However, luck was not on our side, it is so cloudy that we only see a sea of clouds most of the time.
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| The girls waiting at the entrance of SWFC |
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| The observatory deck of SWFC |
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| Little Jay standing next to a glass panel on the floor |
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| Photo of Jin Mao Tower taken from the observatory deck |
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| Big Ray & the clouds (all the views had been blocked) |
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| A little view as the clouds flew by |
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| Here comes the clouds again... |
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| Jin Mao Tower |
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| Snapshot taken while in the bus - a rainy day |
Xintiandi (
New Heaven & Earth) is our next destination following our lunch. It is an affluent shopping, dining and entertainment place. The stuffs here are quite expensive though - a cup of coffee may cost you about
RMB80. But i really like the designs of this place - stone houses, narrow alleys, it's kind like western and orient combined together. Unlike other shopping streets which are loud and noisy, here it is actually quite quiet ( no loud music) and
romantic haha.. i do feel that way. Below are some snapshots.
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| Big Ray fell asleep so we wrap her up cause its so cold... |
After
Xintiandi, we went to
People Square - the site of
Shanghai Municipal Government offices. Nothing much to do here, there's a museum where you can visit, or just stroll at the park. We took some pictures and got back to the bus cause we are all freezing in and out.
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| Some buildings nearby |
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| Big Ray and the Shanghai Museum |
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| Buildings nearby |
Later, we went to watch an acrobatic show after our dinner. The show was great. Big Ray enjoys it the most. She kept on calling " Mommy,mommy, see the (
jie jie / gor gor)". She was really excited.
On the other hand, Little Jay is being temperamental during the whole show. She's feeling sleepy and tired but she just can't sleep so Mommy had to coaxed her with
sweets in order to keep her quiet. Yeah, i know that's bad...but...
Day 6 (25.03.2013) Shanghai ~ Hangzhou
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| View from our hotel room |
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| The sisters posing with an elephant statue at the hotel |
We are leaving
Shanghai for
Hangzhou, our last city for this trip.
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| The roads in Shanghai are like a maze to me |
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| A view from the bus |
En route to
Hangzhou, we stop by
FengJing Ancient Town in southwest Shanghai. This is a water town as well like Wuzhen but is more merrier. You can see more local people doing their business and carrying their daily activities. It is a charming town too, i'm captivated by the beauty of the old buildings, stone bridges, river, trees, flowers,scenery and everything.
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| Little Jay feeling moody |
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| I'm so cold... |
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| The flowers brighten my day |
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| These are water wells |
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| A shop selling dumplings - they taste good too! |
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| Guess what's this? It's a laptop table made from bamboo. |
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| Other bamboo products that the shop is selling |
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| Narrow streets around Fengjing town |
One of the attractions in
FengJing Town is Ding Cong Comic Museum. Ding Cong is a famous cartoonist in China. You can read about him in the Foreword photo below. The museum is quite isolated from the main street - you have to walk through a narrow lane to reach it. You'll be greet by a giant Gingko tree at the entrance (the tree is 400 years old!).
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| The 400 year old Gingko tree |
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| A short foreword about Ding Cong |
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| A sculpture of Ding Cong |
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| Art Works of Ding Cong |
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| Items that Ding Cong used in his early days of living & studying |
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| The narrow lane that leads to the museum - see the gingko tree? |
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| The signboard of Ding Cong Museum - you wouldn't want to miss this. |
Other snapshots of
FengJing Town.
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| Grandma & Little Jay on a boat ride |
I bought a cotton candy for both girls to try. They haven't see one before. Big Ray was amazed by it - such a big candy. She didn't know what it was at first and i have to tell her to 'bite it'. Little Jay kept tailing her sister to get a bite after i let her try some - so cute.
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| Cotton candy |
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| What do i do with this mom? |
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| Yum Yum... |
Former Site of The Peoples Commune is another attractions in
FengJing. It brings back the memories of cultural revolution times during Mao Tse Tung era. Here, you can find old furniture and offices display, statue, underground tunnels, a fighter jet and anti aircraft gun.
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| This white building houses the underground tunnels entrance |
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| The fighter jet |
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| Sis, you know how to drive this thing? |
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| What about this plane? We can go travelling |
When we arrived in
Hangzhou, we were brought to
Xihu Lake. This is the most
beautiful lake i have ever see. Many people were seen strolling around, especially couples. There are people who dance & sings and also draws. There are also many bicycles for rent to cycle around but it was too expensive so we did not rent any. Anyway, just by sitting there and admiring the beauty of this lake is enough to past your time away - so relaxing.
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| The lady in black is dancing gracefully to the song sung by the lady in white cap |
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| Ducks swimming around |
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| Big Ray having a closer look at the ducks |
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| Beautiful sunset |
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| Water Art - a Goat |
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| Water Art - a Horse |
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| Water Art - a Dragon |
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| Water Art - a Rabbit |
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| The sifu of Water Art - this man draws his artwork on the floor with a brush and plain water |
Shanghai 2013 - Day 1 & Day 2
Shanghai 2013 - Day 3 & Day 4
Shanghai 2013 - Day 7 & Day 8
