What's up everybody and welcome to Shanghai! Other than getting settled in to my hotel I haven't done much today. My plane dropped down around noon. Once I got in I boarded the only commercially operated Maglev train to get to the city. I'm sure you guys have heard of them, but maglev trains, are suspended and propelled by the the force of magnets. The Shanghai Maglev transports people to and from the Airport and reaches a maximum speed of 267 MPH! I can't say for sure how fast we were going on our particular train but it felt like flying at a low altitude, buildings and the landscape literally shot by.
I got to the city within eight minutes, ( by car it usually takes fourty five minutes to an hour). Other than just walking around district I checked into my hotel this afternoon and watched TV. My hotel, The Metropole, itself actually has a little history. The Metropole was built in the early 1930's. It has survived through the Japanese invasion during the thirties and fourties as well as during the communist cultural revolution. Anyways, my friend Jeff gets in tomorrow morning and hopefully we'll start doing some site seeing!
If you want to check out the second portion of my pictures please click on the link below.
Asian Adventure Picture Mess Part Two
See you guys!
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