Shanghai...a city on steroids

After Bangkok and Cambodia I had a week to kill. As you do. Mmmmm....I thought.
 
It's was my birthday and I decided that there were better things to do than the laundry back home. Quickly got on the web and decided to go on to Shanghai. We had been in Shanghai in 2007. Then it was a city on steroids. Massive building and growth. All the older areas were being knocked done in preparation for the 2010 Expo. We had stayed in the French Concession area which had a certain Sino-European charm to it. This time I chose to stay near The Bund at The Peninsular. 

I decided to arrive in style and arranged for the hotel to pick me up at the airport. This took on a slightly farcical turn when three large gentlemen dressed in black took my bags and whisked me through the astonished airport crowd to a very large black Mercedes. Five minutes from the hotel the driver rang reception. When we arrived there was a line up of staff to greet me. I was bustled through the foyer and passed reception. No checking-in for me.
 
Everyone who stays at this hotel thinks they are important so this had them wondering who I was, obviously too important to even check-in.
 
I had booked a room that over looked the water and every morning I looked out at commerce, boat traffic and beautiful kites.
The city was still on steroids.




 
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