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I love Shanghai and I miss it so much. It's wonderful there in every way, from the food to the architecture. So happy that you had such a good time there. Seeing all your beautiful photos is reminding me that I need to take care of myself so I can be healthy enough to go back there again.

What a great tour! I especially liked the very old buildings and all the spicy looking food! Thank you.

Nedwalkies give me major wanderlust

Back to regular walkies tonight?

Aye

This was my second visit to The Magic City. I got a full weekend to explore & got to see many neighborhoods this time, including more of the north Bund & French & English Concessions (separated colonial neighborhoods) mixed into the modern & old city.

So much Art Deco, if you keep your eyes open. The city had a huge building boom in the 20s and 30s before Japan invaded & a lot survived, thankfully.

Walking into the Yu Garden area

Sunday exotic Nedwalkies through Shanghai are the best.

I was in Shanghai last in 2011. I was there for a week and got very good at using the Metro. I had three takeways: 1. Metro security was mostly theater. They had x-ray machines at all the stations but probably could run anything through it.

2. It was really weird getting a whole lot of attention, being a white dude essentially touring alone. 3. You took your life into your hands every time you stepped off the curb into a crosswalk. That said, it is a beautiful city and I had a great time.

Ned, thank you. What a treat to see into another culture like this. I especially liked the quarter cylinder building; I bet it would be so cool living or working in it.

I found a bunch of them! Thank you!

I wonder if there’s some feng shui thing about partial cylinders.