My trip to Jiangnan China (Shanghai)

Garuda check-in counter at Changi airport Singapore

I flew to Shanghai at 2:00am 23/3 by Garuda Indonesia. I checked in quite early because the last train stopped by 11:00pm. The plane came from Jakarta, there was no more window seats when reached Singapore. I was given an aisle seat. I was lucky because the other two seats beside me were empty, so I managed to get some sleep on the plane. It reached Shanghai by 7:00am 23/3. Check-in was quite smooth this time, guess this was because I came back quite often recently. By 8:00am, I finished everything, I even managed to make a phone to my sister back in Singapore using my Singtel world card.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (taken from airport shuttle)

I took the airport shuttle to go to Shanghai Railway Station. It's one hour's journey, and my cousin Bing came to fetch me to his place. His new flat was just ready. After we reached there, he went to work and I went for a "Nong Tang trip" after a nap. When evening fell, we met at Xu Jia Hui, a famous hangout for the local youngsters. Dinner was at a local restaurant with many local delicacies. We went home after our dinner.

Below are my "Nong tang trip"

Fan Yuan -- old colonial house early last century

Fan Yuan

Fan Yuan

Fan Yuan

Fan Yuan -- Rong Yi Ren's (last time the richest man in China) former house before Liberation, now occupied by 5 households

Peach blossom in one of the park in Shanghai

Heritage Architecture in Shanghai

Heritage architecture in Shanghai

Madam Soong Qing Ling's former residential House (Huai Hai Zhong Road)

Old colonial building in Shanghai

Tips: When travel to Shanghai, airport shuttle is very helpful. It's cheap and fast. Normally it only cost less than RMB20 (S$4) and there should be one every 15 mins.