It has been a while since I’ve been in Shanghai. Not since living there in 2005. And I haven’t been in Asia at all since Japan 2007 (which I somehow never got around blogging about).
Shanghai suppose to change a lot, so is said. I was more surprised by the things that didn’t change. Pudong Airport is still the same, but now 5 years later, it doesn’t look as sparkly new anymore. Same for the Maglev (which looked a bit crappy inside). The Middle Henan Road subway station is called East Nanjing now, but not at all different, saying I don’t remember it looking very good in 2005 either (but it still had the nice bakery right in the middle). The Bund is and will always the Bund. I honestly couldn’t see much difference after several years of construction. So far I have a greater feeling of “dejavu” then of “what’s that new thing”.
P.S.: After I never manage to stay at the Captain’s 5 years ago (but everybody else did), I wanted this time. Of course I picked the wrong one (apparently two on the Bund now).