I arrived in Shanghai at about 10 pm. A friend came to pick me up at the airport and we take the taxi. I am totally amazed by all the large neon signs and advertisements. Maybe its because I live in simple little Aurora, Colorado. Heheh... During the day, Shanghai looks pretty foggy, or cloudy. But the weather is very hot (this is during June-July)

I took the picture above from the balcony of my friend's house.

This is a picture of the Jin Mao Tower. I think its the tallest building in China, but I'm not positive. I was being a tourist and went to a little area that had a gate. I couldn't understand exactly what was being said, but I knew that I should have not entered the gate, so I left. I took the picture from a bad location. Not everything goes right! Darn! :)

Jin Mao Tower

Here's a picture of an older area of Shanghai that. I try to imagine what Shanghai was like before all the renovations and modernizations. My friend told me that Shanghai is developing at a an extremely rapid pace. While in Shanghai, I had a few guides show me around. When I met my guides, I was surprised to find out that they were very interested in American people and culture. I think they got a little out from me about America and speaking English by being my guide so it was all in all, a great cultural exchange. :)

An old section of Shanghai

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