SQ 835 taking off, back to Singapore. 

Outside the departure hall, looking down 

The "tampon" theme of Shanghai Pu Dong Airport 

More sights 

Curise down River Thames? No. It's Shanghai, China! 

Too early, so the lights are not fully switched on 

The bund side  

The weather was hazy, so we'll go straight to the cruises.

Cruising on the Huangpu River, visitors can gaze at the mighty skyscrapers, the Monument Tower to the People's Heroes, the famous Waibaidu Bridge and Huangpu Park on one bank, and the Orient Pearl TV Tower, International Convertion Center, Jin Mao Building and the newly rising Pudong New Area on the other. The Yangpu and Nanpu bridges span the river. From the river, visitors can also view the ruins of ancient cannon emplacements and fortifications at Wusong and the magnificent view of the Yangtze River as it empties into the sea.
 

Huang Pu River from the observation deck 

We ascended to 263 m in 40 seconds 

Queueing up to ascend the Oriental Pearl Tower 

Photography on exterior of house - ok. Interior - not allowed.  

Her house and garden were gorgeous. They were so elegantly simple. 

She travelled in this car 

This is the former residence of Soong Ching Ling. an honorary chairwoman of the People's Republic of China and the widow of Sun Yat-sen. She lived, worked, and studied here during the last years of her life.
 

Mme Soong's statue, in white marble. 

Oh! Horrible horrible lunch at Xiao Shao Xing (opposite the Chenghuang Temple). It was so bad that the proprietor kept adding on the food, hoping to use quantity to compensate the awful lack of quality 

Queen Elizabeth ate in the restaurant housed in the pavilion when she visited. Me? Oh, I used their toilet.  

Traditional painting/kite painting art 

Free dumpling making demonstration 

Traditional paper cutting art 

Kebabs 

Soups (or more like desserts) 

So pervasive! 

Candied fruits