Well we landed last night and all seems well. Airport security wasn't too bad, the pointers book (a book full of pictures of useful things to help translation) we have came in handy as the security guard just pointed to a picture of a latex glove and a picture of a bottom. It was actually less stressful than Australia and New Zealand, they make you unpack your bag to get out your walking boots to check for mud there but in China they just did the usual passport scan.
We arranged a pickup with the hostel and two nice young ladies met us with a sign with our names on it, never had that before. We then enjoyed a 30 minute drive on a brand new motor way. So new in fact that some people didn't know which way to drive on it. The girl driving was quite calm when she saw a lorry driving towards her on our carriage way. Around town the driving isn't much better, the green man means you may die, the flashing green man means you probably will die and the red man means it a definite
We ate on the plane last night so we didn't go out for food last night but we have just got back from dinner. We had dumplings which we think were fish and pork, but we're not certain. Choosing from the menu seems to be like playing Russian roulette.
The best thing is the internet access, its free in the hostel which beats Australia and New Zealand hands down. Our room is nice and clean so alls good.
There is non stop building going on for expo 2010 so the whole of Shanghai is a building site and there is a thick layer of haze hence the bleaching in the photo.
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