Day in Shanghai

"Sunrise" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/1500 sec, ISO50
“Sunrise” Shanghai, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today I woke up early to go on a short run to The Bund, hoping to catch a nice sunrise, and I was pleasantly surprised to find some amazing weather. Well, maybe it’s always like this, but I’m just happy there were some cool clouds and no rain. 😀 Other early-morning bonuses included seeing some Tai chi and kite-flying. Both were very cool!

"Morning Taichi" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/270 sec, ISO50
“Morning Taichi” Shanghai, 2018

"Kite Beauty" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/1000 sec, ISO50
“Kite Beauty” Shanghai, 2018

Our official morning excursion was to the Yuyuan Garden, which includes beautiful pavilions, shaded grottos, and incredible architectural details. I recommend getting there early to beat the crowds! Plus the morning light will be best for photos.

"Shanghai Tower" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/550 sec, ISO200
“Shanghai Tower” Shanghai, 2018
"Framed" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/150 sec, ISO200
“Framed” Shanghai, 2018

Adjacent to the garden is Old Shanghai, which is filled with souvenir shops and food vendors. I bought a couple gifts there but didn’t find anything really cool for myself. Still, it was fun to check out all the things for sale!

"Fried Goodies" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/170 sec, ISO200
“Fried Goodies” Shanghai, 2018
"Potato" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/125 sec, ISO1600
“Potato” Shanghai, 2018

The afternoon activity was a trip to Shanghai Museum, which features four floors of Chinese treasures, but my favorite exhibit was the collection of ink paintings and scrolls. They were beautiful! Also of note are the various costumes of the different ethnicities of China. They were so interesting and varied… well worth taking a look.

"Painting" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO6400
“Painting” Shanghai, 2018
"Clothes" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2500
“Clothes” Shanghai, 2018

Before dinner, we had a couple free hours so I went in search of some shoes that I had seen earlier in Beijing. Luckily, we found a local shoe store just a few minutes away from the hotel, and I was able to try these on before buying them for $20. I thought they were really cool!

"Feiyue Shoes" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1250
“Feiyue Shoes” Shanghai, 2018

Oh, we also spotted a CoCo Curry house:

"CoCo Curry" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/150 sec, ISO200
“CoCo Curry” Shanghai, 2018

The last item on the agenda for the day was a Chinese Acrobat show, which was pretty good! I didn’t take any photos since they weren’t allowed, but that’s ok. I’ll just keep those memories stored in my head. 🤣

"Old and New" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/1400 sec, ISO200
“Old and New” Shanghai, 2018
"Thirst Quencher" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/125 sec, ISO4000
“Thirst Quencher” Shanghai, 2018
"Sunrise" Shanghai, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.6400001049042mm, f/0, 1/inf sec, ISO0
“Sunrise” Shanghai, 2018

I hope you had a great day!

またね~

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