Shanghai Travel Diary, Part 1: What the Hell am I doing in Shanghai?
February 21st, 2010 by Mr Fossy
So, today I arrived in Shanghai, after about two months of planning, and five years of dreaming on it. First impressions are that it’s an astonishing city, teeming with life and contradictions. Chinese militarism against the kitsch, neon Japanese katakana that illuminates some of the trendy downtown shops. Grey apartment buildings that look as deserted [...]