Pala Modernia Kiinaa

Mahataudista selvittiin yhden paivan levolla suht hyvaan kuntoon, joten matka jatkui kevyella viidentoista kilsan kaupunkikavelylla. Ensin otettiin metro pilvenpiirtajien keskelle ja mentiin Oriental Pearl TV Toweriin kattoon maisemia. Kuvassa nakyva 'Space Module' oli korkein nakoalataso, johon paasi 100 Yanilla. Maisemat oli huikeat ja ainakin 10 euron arvoiset!Tornista nakyi varsin hyvin, kuinka hirvittavalla tahdilla Shanghai kasvaa. Alla olevassa kuvassa on yksi pilvenpiirtajatyomaa. Sekin valtava. Samanlaisia tyomaita nakyi pelkastaan tornista kymmenia! Tyomaita tuntui kaupungista loytyvan muutenkin joka toisesta korttelista!



Alin nakoalatasanne oli AINOASTAAN 90 metrin korkeudessa, ja se oli avotasanne. Nakoalat oli vielakin aika hyvat.Sitten jatkettiin matkaa. Mentiin omituista turistitunnelia pitkin joen alitse. Tunnelissa mentiin junalla vilkkuvien valojen ja oudon alamolon lapi. En oikein ole paassyt selvyyteen tunnelin rakentaneen kiinalaisen sielunmaisemasta.

Sitten tosiaan kaveltiin lahemmas 15 kilometria. Haltin vaellustakki oli tarpeen, kun jo alkumatkasta alkoi sataan.

Kavelylla bongasin klassiset bamburakennustelineet.

Sitten kaytiin elaintorilla nuuskimassa lintuinfluenssaa!
Lopuksi kaytiin ihmettelemassa yovalaistusta!
Nyt ennen porukan hajoamista kirjotellaan blogia ja poltellaan valokuvia cd:lle ja juodaan punkkua.
Sinikka siis lentaa suomeen, Jori Bangkokiin ja maa painelen junalla Hanoihin!

Wednesday, September 29, 2006

A piece of modern China

Survived the stomach condition and with a day’s rest I was in a decent shape, so we went on with the program with a light, 15 kilometer walk in town. First we took the metro to the middle of skyscrapers and went to Oriental Pearl TV tower to check out the wiew. The “Space module”, in the picture was the highest overlook terrace, where it cost 100 yuan to get. The wiew was great and worth at least the ten euros!

From the tower one could quite easily see, with just how enormous speed Shanghai’s growing. In the photo below is just one skyscraper building site, that one huge also. And such construction sites could be seen just from the tower by dozens! Anyway it seemed that every second block in the city had construction sites.

The lowest wiewing terrace was in the height of ONLY 90 meters and it was an open terrace. Still had pretty nice wiews...

Then we moved on. We went under the river through a strange tourist tunnel. In the tunnel people rode a train through some flashing lights and a weird ruckus. I’m still not quite certain about the mental state of the chinese who built the tunnel.

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Then we actually walked closer to 15 km. My Halti trekking jacket came in handy because it began to rain already in the beginning.

During the walk I spotted the classical bamboo scaffoldings.

Then we were to the livestock market to sniff some bird flu!

And to finish off we went to wonder the night lights!

So now before our posse is splitting up we’re here writing the blog, burning our photos on CDs and drinking red wine. Soon Sinikka will fly home to Finland, Jori to Bangkok and I personally will take off by train to Hanoi!