21/11/07
Reached Shanghai around 6pm. The Shanghai tour guide Xiao Yuen took us to a restaurant to have dinner. After that, we took磁浮列车 to go back to our hotel for the night. The weather was very cold but acceptable.
22/11/07
The next morning, after having breakfast, we were taken to Da Xiong Ba Dien Temple for prayers. After that, we went to 宋庆龄陵园 (again, tomb visiting). 宋庆龄陵园里,有一座风水算命专家..也是赚游客钱的..专门找那些打扮高尚的团友看相然后买水晶,买媲貅等…Luckily, I was not in that category. After visiting the tomb, we went to上海滩拍照. And I thought上海滩 was somewhere near the sea. Obviously, I was wrong. It was just a place where you can see黄蒲江景色 and all the tall buildings, especially 明珠塔 ( telecommunication tower). My sister used to work somewhere there and I thought that we could meet up. Again, I was wrong. Timing was a big factor. After taking photo, I had the best time shopping at 上海老街.
23/11/07 -
Another day for shopping at the 城隍庙.After shopping, we were taken to登東方明珠塔 (that’s for sure!). At the top of 明珠塔, you could see the whole Shanghai and it was a breathtaking view. Night time, we went for a boat ride. 我们乘坐了一架3层的轮船, 最顶部观赏黄浦江夜景...
24/11/07
Before leaving Shanghai, our cute tour guide took us for a foot massage. It was so nice. After the foot massage, we left Shanghai and took a bus ride to苏州. The first place we visited was寒山寺. In the temple, the famous tower was called听钟楼. It had its own stories but I don’t remember it. In the evening, we were taken to 虎丘/試劍石/劍池/斜塔and another place called留園. All I could say about the place was: Paradise! The place was so beautiful that you would not want to leave. When the night comes, (well, another shopping time pour moi) we strolled along观前街夜市. 在观前街能四处看见冰糖葫芦,章鱼烧等.
25/11/07
A trip to the famous silk factory was a must. The丝绸 was very expensive. And yet I bought a pillow which cost RMB 240. Sigh…After all the shopping in the silk factory, we left for 南京. When reached南京, 我们在玄武湖旁用午餐 (鹽水鴨). Then, 遊長江大橋/參觀水晶內畫.
At night, 逛夫子廟 was impossible to miss.
26/11/07
After visiting 中山陵, we were ushered to 玉石店 and 寶樹堂中藥店. As usual, these were the places you were told to buy jade and medicine. I didn’t dare to buy the medicine, but I did buy a small fish jade. It was love at first sight. After the shopping, we were driven to 无锡. 到达这里已是下午4点多了, we went to this Ling San Temple to see the Bathing of Little Buddha show. After that, we went round太湖. 湖上一直刮寒风..真的很冷…After dinner, there wasn’t any place to go because our tour guide had planned to take us to无锡珍珠厂 tomorrow.(Which I love so much, because I love pearls more than gold or other metals).
27/11/07
As promised, 无锡珍珠厂 here we went. But I couldn’t buy anything of the pearls because the one I like was soooooooo expensive! (ok, to me, that was not worth it!). After ‘looking’ at those pearls, we went to 三國城. This place, as named, was the film-shooting place of the "Tales of Three Kingdoms". After taking photos everywhere ( the fake palace of Liu Bei, the boat of Chao Zao etc), 我们遊烏鎮水鄉. Here, the tour guide带领我们乘船, 一条河上观赏土风人情..看见两旁的店屋后有个小楼梯直接到河的...It was very peaceful. After the boat ride, teapot factory visit was a must. There, we bought teapots for both dads. That’s how $$$ flies!!
上有天堂，下有苏杭 was not just a phrase. It was so true that our next destination was 杭州. When we reached杭州, we were entertained with shows called 宋城千古情 in 宋城. 宋城是宋国时代仿造的建筑物. Their motto was “给我一天,还你千年”
28/11/07
Morning walk at 西湖, 遥望烟雾中的雷峰塔, 吸一吸清爽的空气，烦恼就烟消云散了。我们船遊西湖了, 然后去岳王庙朝拜民族英雄－岳飞, 去向他老人家敬个礼。After all the history about岳飞, we went to梅家茶园 for tea-tasting. Yummy! There, we bought 西湖龙井茶 as we already bought the teapots. Furthermore, we were told that the tea can actually help us to lose weight. Believe it or not, buy first, decide later. In the evening, we were brought to Ling Yin Temple, the place to meditate and have a peaceful day! The hill was so beautifully decorated with plants and it was just…..serene….Dinner in 杭州 was great ‘coz we were served 西湖醋鱼 and 东坡肉. Though I didn’t eat, I got to taste the sauce. And it was delicious!
29/11/07
We were supposed to go back to Malaysia, but we missed the flight. So another day spent in 杭州…yippee! After a long wait at the airport, the tour guide FINALLY decided to take us to 清河坊— a place where you can buy lots of souvenirs. OK, after all the shopping had been done, we had to fly to ShenZhen for the night. The internal flight was so horrible that I thought the plane might crash and that would be the end of my traveling life.
30/11/07
The end of my 上海 ->苏州-> 南京-> 无锡-> 烏鎮-> 杭州 trip.
