shanghai!

with the bright blue skies, the morning breeze in my face, the endless stretch of country road broken up by an occasional truck ahead ferrying quarry rocks and my favourite tunes playing in the stereo, what more can i ask for?


the drive to the airport in the morning was one of THE most blissful things i have done recently. i really wished it never ended. but an hour and a half later, i inevitably reached the airport.

for once the domestic flight to shanghai was on time, a bit early actually. i guess things have really started to change from a few years back. and a mere hour and a half later i landed at shanghai pudong international.


i have always wanted to take the maglev since it went into operation, and i finally got my wish today. the whole ride was really sweet albeit being a little short, and i think i might just be addicted to it.


this is what the cabin looks like on the inside, well for regular coach anyways. you can always go for the "VIP" class seats, but it's only a 10 minute ride, and there's plenty of space already.


took a shot of the speedometer reading when the train peaked at about 431 km/h. needless to say, it was really, really fast. and when the train corners, you can seriously feel the g forces as you get pressed into the seat (certain corners are significantly banked, about 30 degrees i reckon) and the things outside the window just zoom by. it was just sweeeeeeet.

here's a vid for your viewing pleasure:

need for speed...

and here's a shot of downtown shanghai i suppose while i was in a cab to the hotel. but if i'm not wrong there's are a couple of "downtown" areas here.


anyways i'll be here for quite a few days so i'll definitely have a chance to visit a few places.

so until next time, adiós!


+listening to: patriot by pearl jam