Discrete entrance to the B&B
Cards and smokes in the park
Nice little park just down the road from the B&B
Circling Yuyuan Gardens, trying to get in
KFC delivery moped vs minivan in a very narrow alley
Upstairs from all the touristy shops
Shanghai Tower, across the river
Spitting fish fountain
Ready to be fed
Making a solo traverse
Piled turtles against the wall
Feeding the fish
Finally inside Yuyuan Gardens
Relaxing in a quiet corner with a view of the rockery
Taking a break
Tower lurking overhead
Unintentionally green roof
Bamboo screen
A bit of laundry over the park wall
Roof statues
Confusingly proportioned dragon
A more traditional perspective
Crane roof topper
Winding covered walkway
Out in the bazaar
More laundry, gathering dust
Expando- clothes racks
First clear view across the Huangpu River
Oriental Pearl Tower
South end of The Bund
Up on the river
Boarding our river cruise
The really tall trio, behing the shorties in front
Coming close to the Super Brand Mall
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building and Custom House
Approaching the bend in the river
Southernmost Bund
Bund 3-6
Bank Building
Bowing at the middle
TV tower
Convention center
Full view of the tower
Financial Center coming into view
Convex mirror
Jin Mao Tower
Lots of tall on this side
Meters/bonwe and the wacky shapes
Yangpu Bridge
Very modern
Up in the VIP section
Amongst the longest cable-stayed bridges
Midafternoon sun
A few clouds, but not many
Cranes
The pushers and shovers
Concaves
Ninja chili peanuts
Getting to the north end of the cruise
Bund lineup
Makes me think of Sputnik
UFO-ready
Jin Mao in full view
Convention center domes
South half of the Bund, give or take
Shanghai People Yingxiong Memorial Tower
Barging through
Wide angle Bund
Shimmering Pudong skyline
A little zoomed
Lots of pedestrians on the shoreline
Glad we got onto the front deck
Late afternoon sun
Towering over the river
Wacky boat
Beware of consumption trap, indeed
Living wall
Into the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
Perhaps the strangest subway ride ever
2000+ feet tall
Jin Mao, Shanghai Financial Center, and Shanghai Tower
In the midst of giants
My lovely date
View from from Cloud 9, on the 77th floor
Squarely in the middle of the taller younger sibling building
Haze collecting as sunset approaches
View from our table
Sipping a cocktail in the fairly empty bar
Attempting to play it cool
Rapidly setting sun
About to kiss the horizon
Final sun glow
Electric lights flipping on
Very purple TV tower
Looking south
View to the east
Nighttime towers
Heading towards dinner
Perusing the menu at Lost Heaven
After dinner tea
Reset table
Indoor lantern
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