The view from our deck in daylight...notice the smog, no filter used with this photo.
The same view at night...filter used.
Chinese acrobat, our dinner entertainment
More young acrobats...
Yu Gardens in Old Town...
Maglev Train from a previous cruise...Our visit to Shanghai featured two overnights, giving everyone time for many discoveries. The Regent Mariner’s location is in town (which is everywhere around us!). We are docked on the extremely busy Huangpu River…24 hours a day. Another interesting fact is that Shanghai has over 1600 buildings of 20+ stories, and over 2000 additional such structures scheduled to be built within the next 20 years. Rents doubled between 2003 and 2006. China is booming, and that is no more obvious than right here in Shanghai. In fact, the only pre-colonial past in the entire city is the Yuyuan Gardens and surrounding buildings in Old Town. Much of the city has been replaced with glass and steel buildings since 1990. Shanghai is arguably modern China at its best.
We do need to mention the pollution again. The air is so heavy today that we can only see the high-rise buildings about three blocks beyond the river. And a quick check off our room’s deck revealed lots of bottles, paper, wood, etc. floating in the river. It’s very sad…China has experienced too much growth in such a relatively short time without any thought of protecting their population. You all know we certainly are not green fanatics, but this is horrid.
In fact, Jerry was only cleared this morning, by the onboard doctor, to get off the ship tomorrow morning and go with the group to Xian, the Terra Cotta Warriors, and the Li River. He has had non-contagious bronchitis since arriving in the polluted air in and around Beijing last week. Jerry was given five shots, five nebulizer treatments, and three additional medications to get to this point! He never felt really poorly, but he has had shortness of breath, huge very deep congested coughing, and some chest pain.
Last night we both did attend the Segment 3 Virtuoso dinner and Chinese youth acrobats on the top floor of the Old Shanghai Museum. That turned out to be our only trip off the ship in this city. Fortunately for us, we have been to Shanghai four times before and have visited nearly every highlight. One of our favorites was a trip on the German-built Maglev (magnetic levitation) Train. It floats on an air cushion as it reaches speeds of 267 miles per hour! We also love the Yu Gardens and Old Shanghai so we will include some of those photos from previous trips.
Those of you following others in our group through this blog will be happy to know that all are healthy and nearly all attended the Virtuoso dinner last night. Next report: Terra Cotta Warriors and the Li River after we reach Hong Kong on Friday.
We do need to mention the pollution again. The air is so heavy today that we can only see the high-rise buildings about three blocks beyond the river. And a quick check off our room’s deck revealed lots of bottles, paper, wood, etc. floating in the river. It’s very sad…China has experienced too much growth in such a relatively short time without any thought of protecting their population. You all know we certainly are not green fanatics, but this is horrid.
In fact, Jerry was only cleared this morning, by the onboard doctor, to get off the ship tomorrow morning and go with the group to Xian, the Terra Cotta Warriors, and the Li River. He has had non-contagious bronchitis since arriving in the polluted air in and around Beijing last week. Jerry was given five shots, five nebulizer treatments, and three additional medications to get to this point! He never felt really poorly, but he has had shortness of breath, huge very deep congested coughing, and some chest pain.
Last night we both did attend the Segment 3 Virtuoso dinner and Chinese youth acrobats on the top floor of the Old Shanghai Museum. That turned out to be our only trip off the ship in this city. Fortunately for us, we have been to Shanghai four times before and have visited nearly every highlight. One of our favorites was a trip on the German-built Maglev (magnetic levitation) Train. It floats on an air cushion as it reaches speeds of 267 miles per hour! We also love the Yu Gardens and Old Shanghai so we will include some of those photos from previous trips.
Those of you following others in our group through this blog will be happy to know that all are healthy and nearly all attended the Virtuoso dinner last night. Next report: Terra Cotta Warriors and the Li River after we reach Hong Kong on Friday.
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