Shanghai - 22 Nov 2024

On my way back to Brighton from Sydney I elected to have a layover in Shanghai, a very new experience since I had never been to China before. Including my night's sleep I had only 12 hours in the city centre. So it was bed at midnight and up again at 6am to catch dawn on The Bund before returning to the hotel for breakfast and then out again heading for Peoples' Park. The photos are in reverse order, final images first.

Surveilling the Apple store, Shanghai
Surveilling the Apple store, Shanghai
Downtown traffic, Shanghai
Downtown traffic, Shanghai
Hanging out on Fuzhou Road
Hanging out on Fuzhou Road
I assume that the water bottles were empty!
I assume that the water bottles were empty!
Skyscrapers and overhead cables
Skyscrapers and overhead cables
Glimpsed on Fuzhou Road
Glimpsed on Fuzhou Road
Another austere hotel - the Metropolo
Another austere hotel - the Metropolo
How to deal with a one way street!
How to deal with a one way street!
Possibly Pingwang Street, off Fuzhou Road
Possibly Pingwang Street, off Fuzhou Road
On Fuzhou Road
On Fuzhou Road
One small step, one giant leap!
One small step, one giant leap!
Lotus plants in People's Park
Lotus plants in People's Park
Cafe in People's Park
Cafe in People's Park
On the edge of People's Park
On the edge of People's Park
People's Park and the Tomorrow Square skyscraper
People's Park and the Tomorrow Square skyscraper
Communal Tai Chi in People's Park
Communal Tai Chi in People's Park
In the foreground may well be Madame Tussauds...
In the foreground may well be Madame Tussauds...
Moore Memorial Church
Moore Memorial Church
Central Hotel Shanghai
Central Hotel Shanghai
Glimpse of gold down a side street
Glimpse of gold down a side street
Aerial walkways, Shanghai
Aerial walkways, Shanghai
Overnight layover in Shanghai
Overnight layover in Shanghai
The crowned tower of the Xinguarg Hotel
The crowned tower of the Xinguarg Hotel
More unidentified architecture on Fujian Road
More unidentified architecture on Fujian Road
Scooters crossing Nanjing Road East, Shanghai
Scooters crossing Nanjing Road East, Shanghai
Glass canopy architecture off Ningbo Road
Glass canopy architecture off Ningbo Road
Crossing the Bund - police control plus green man!
Crossing the Bund - police control plus green man!
Another face of the Fairmont Peace Hotel
Another face of the Fairmont Peace Hotel
On Nanjing Road East
On Nanjing Road East
Another sunrise over Pudong
Another sunrise over Pudong
At dawn on the Bund, Chinese Dragon dance practice
At dawn on the Bund, Chinese Dragon dance practice
Dragon Dance on the Bund at dawn
Dragon Dance on the Bund at dawn
Shanghai dawn over the Huangpu River
Shanghai dawn over the Huangpu River
Across the deserted Bund to Pudong
Across the deserted Bund to Pudong
Morning traffic on The Bund - four seconds to red.
Morning traffic on The Bund - four seconds to red.
Sun rising over the Huangpu River
Sun rising over the Huangpu River
Early morning bus on The Bund
Early morning bus on The Bund
Road cleaning on The Bund
Road cleaning on The Bund
An electric trolley bus - not seen since my childhood
An electric trolley bus - not seen since my childhood
The Peace Hotel, a couple, and CCTV
The Peace Hotel, a couple, and CCTV
On the Bund - the lights of Pudong turned off!
On the Bund - the lights of Pudong turned off!
At least 95% of scooters were electric
At least 95% of scooters were electric
Street art, no doubt officially sanctioned..
Street art, no doubt officially sanctioned..
First view of downtown Shanghai.
First view of downtown Shanghai.
Shanghai metro from the airport
Shanghai metro from the airport
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