Maglev Train


Speed compatible with a Ferrari. :) Runs even faster in the day up to 400+km/h.

Oriental Pearl Tower





The pictures don't justify the beauty of the night view from the pearl tower so I've decided to only upload one.

Shanghai Bund

Caught this at Circus World and it was really E-R-A.
The most awesome/hair-raising/amazing circus performance I've ever seen. It set my heart racing and kept me at the edge of my seat through the entire performance. Although a few stunts were not successful on their first try but they still pulled it off in the end and it was just as impressive still.

From the site:

As a multimillion-dollar stunning acrobatic extravaganza, the first of its kind in China , ERA is a multimedia odyssey whose inspiration is a direct result of the combination of traditional Chinese acrobatic arts and modern technology. Just like Shanghai , ERA evolves through a constant collision between the past and future.

ERA is a love story, yet it is also a contemplation across the millennia, a fascination with that other dimension man has yet to conquer: time. ERA's acrobats are on a quest to find that tenuous point of balance, the intersection between X, Y and Z.

Not only will the audience be amazed by the acrobats' control and precision, they will be enchanted by the world that is created through the use of multimedia, technology, lighting and sound effects, elaborate costumes, original live music and a lot more.

As such, ERA can remain universal, without language or cultural barriers. A thousand-year-old gesture is worth a thousand emotions, a thousand images, a thousand words ……

Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix

Managed to get booked into The Great Tang Hotel Shanghai which is the designated hotel for 2008 F1 Chinese Grand Prix!!! :):):) But we were on a morning flight to HK the next morning so I had to get up at the crack of dawn and make my way down to the circuit just to catch a glimpse of it. It was a super long walk and there weren't any cabs because it was located quite far out town but it was all worth it. :)

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