Shanghai Trip

Alhamdulillah...rezeki murah tahun lepas, hubby dapat reward lagi melancong ke Shanghai....It was Beijing last two years. This time around, trip cuma 3 hari 2 malam aje, banding last time 5 hari 4 malam...Flight pergi pulak 28 January pagi pagi buta...4 am...melangut kat KLIA tu jenuh tunggu flight...Punyalah tahan mata tak mo lelap kat KLIA sebab nak tidur dalam flight...heheheh...And this time dapat China Eastern Airlines....rasa macam naik AirAsia pun ada sebab kecik and sempit.....Last time naik Thai Airways, oklah kan sebab 8 hours flight to beijing....To Shanghai ni, 5 hours ajer...Other groups ada yang naik MAS, Singapore Airlines, etc....Nasiblah dapat China Eastern Airlines sebab hubby's group pun yang requested to go after 25th January sebab depa semua baru balik dari Langkawi...Takperlah..janji selamat sampai....

We were informed beforehand that it was still winter in Shanghai...Makanya, makcik buyung ini kenalah beli extra clothing untuk winter sebab yg dah ada tak muat dah...Perut mana nak letak kan...hehehhehee....Nasib baik ada FOS dan Reject Shop....harga berpatutan dan berkualiti....Promo tu beb !!!! And first time jugak beli long john. Selama ni cuma tau Roti John aje.....after a short chat with HappyIrfa since dia penah ke Paris time winter dan interview dia serba sikit, so makcik buyung ni pun terjah ke Sogo dan beliler long john....Nasib baik tengah sale...got the long john for just RM75++.

Kami selamat sampai ke Pudong International airport lebih kurang jam 9 pagi (no time difference between Malaysia and Shanghai) and the weather was 5' C. The bus took us to the hotel, hantar beg dulu since it was too early to check-in, rooms are not ready yet....Lepas tu, apa lagi kan !!!! Ronda dan shoppinglah...hehhehehe...Lagipun, unlike Beijing which was a guided tour and satu hari aje shopping day....Shanghai trip was free and easy all the way. Official function yang ada pun cuma Gala Dinner, tu pun our group ponteng tak pergi sebab dah risik risik kat group yang dah pergi earlier, dinner was so so...nothing special. So geng budak nakal kami decided to continue with their exploration and shopping at Shanghai...:)





We stayed at Radisson New World Hotel Shanghai somewhere at Nanjing Road. A very very long stretched with lotsa lotsa lotsa lotsa shops...



Group budak nakal kami..heheheh...Sepanjang 3 hari kat sana, we traveled together, exploring the night life in Shanghai. Shanghai is a busy place. People are rushing getting from one place to another, most of the time trying to catch the train. Jalan punya jalan, ternampak pulak outlet Zara...Kalau kat KL, memang tak penah jejak. Setakat lalu and jeling ajelah...Tapi kat Shanghai ni, depa tengah buat winter sale. So mata pun sudah rambang, and the price is unbelievable !!! Sambarler jugak blouse which was priced at RMB75 (RM35.70)....mana tak rmbang mata kan !!!!! For those yang minat cardigan, pun banyak jugak...just RM45...tapi sebab makcik ni gemuk, tak delah beli cardigan tu...hehhehehe....kalau time tak pregnant pun memang tak pakai dah cardigan tu, zaman zaman bujang dulu lainler, segala color makcik beli...ehehehehhe....and winter coats dia, aduhai !!! Very the menggoda !!!! Nasib baik tinggal saiz kecik kecik aje..Sedih tau !!! Untuk my sister, since dia ada bagi duit suruh belikan something, I bought her a blazer...grey color....dok dalam aircond kat office tu bolehlah dia guna, ye tak...Hubby? Dia memang mestilah beli something, knowing him yang lagi terror bab shopping ni...Sambar jeans sehelai..tak sampai RM100 pun...Nice nice !!!!



The next day, after breakfast, while waiting for the others to get ready, hubby and me took a walk at the park just opposite Radisson. The weather was great, there were sunshine yet it was cool....Aktviti wajib, posed for the cameralah kan..hehhehe...The place was well kept, clean...cantik aaa !!!

Agenda seterusnya, continue our exploration kat Nanjing Road...The night before, ada member dok citer they went to this place, 580, not far from hotel. Dalam 10-15 minit jalan kaki ajer...So that was where we were heading....Ada apa kat sini? Macam macam barang ada....baju, tie, beg, aksesori, souvernirs, jam, pen, handphone, PSP, iPod, thumbdrive, toys, you name it...hheehehe...tapi the quality of the electronic devices tak jamin aaa....kalau kejap aje pakai dah rosak, faham faham jelah...Harga pulak, if you are very good in bargaining, dapat harga yang murah...Soal bahasa, jangan risau. They can converse in simple English...tak pun, tekan aje harga kat kalkulator..Beres !!! hehehhe...



Ha tak ke rambang mata tu tengok macam macam kaler and corak tie...Guys borong sampai berpuluh....Makcik buyung tukang pilihkan jelah..hehehhe...



Then malamnya, we were taken to the Yu Garden. Very very old buildings and architecture....According to our guide, some of the buildings are more than 300 years old...of courselah ada renovation here and there to preserve the place...So beautiful with all the lights...ada banyak kedai kedai juga cenderamata juga..




Lepas tu, van yang kami chartered took us to area The Bund. Sejuk gilerrrr !!! The scenery was fabulous !!! Ramai orang dok klik sana klik sini amik gambar....Nak naik cruise, dah too late...Last boat pun dah jalan..too badlah...:( So we ended up jalan jalan, menikmati suasana dan pemandangan kat sekitar The Bund aje....




Oh !!! Muslim food kat area Nanjing Road ni kira senang gak nak carik. When we first arrived kat Nanjing Road tu, there was this Muslim restaurant yang properlah...tapi masa we all nak makan tu depa tutup kejap...that was around 3 pm and we were starving !!! Lewat petang sikit baru bukak semula...So jalan punya jalan, tanya groups yang dah sampai lebih awal, they directed us to this one small shop....So this shop jadik our official tempat makan selama 3 hari kat sana..heheheh...Service was fast, price was just like makan kat warung in Malaysia (RM4 kalau nasi goreng cina tapi punyalah menimbun nasi dia), big portion some more and the food was not bad...Kalau kita order mee, dan dan tu jugak dia tebar buat mee...mee dia lembut woo...Cuma bahasa is the problem here...Nasib baik ada tampal gambar menu...so tunjuk jelah nak yang mana....Yang kelakar tu, masa memula pergi kedai tu, ramai yang nak mintak telur goreng...Gambar takde plak tu...Sebut egg, dia tak paham pulak...We actually suggested sorang mamat ni buat aksi ayam berketak nak bertelur....heheheh...Last last nasib baik nampak telur goreng dia letak kat rak..so tunjuk dan settle problem...Next time bawak flash cardlah senang kot, gambar ayam, itik, lembu, telur, air....:)







Last day in Shanghai, flight pun lewat malam. Siap siap packed barang and letak beg kat bilik member yang will spend another day there...Then we started the day with sambung shopping lagi sikit kat 580 since ada yang kirim barang baru bagitau...hehehhe..sib baikler dekat....Settle shopping, balik hotel letak barang...terus menjengah ke madame tussauds kat sebelah hotel...Dah alang alang sebelah hotel kan...nak isi masa pun yer...kaki pun dah penat nak jalan jejauh shopping, so masukler sini..warm sikit kan banding kat luar tu...hehehheh...Banyak gak koleksi kat situ...cumanya takde label to indicate siapa ler patung patung tu kan...kalau hollywood celebrities tu and the sportsmen tu, oklah kita kenal..tapi yang artis artis China and Hong Kong...Kenal ramai mana pun....so takdelah amik gambar kan...heehhehe....

Done kat museum tu, went for late lunch, tapau untuk dinner di airport later, then balik hotel, lepak bilik member sementara tunggu pukul 6. Sampai airport, check-in luggage, tengok ada restoran Muslim kat airport. Took our dinner there while waiting for our flight back. Mostly kepenatan on the way balik, ramai yang pengsan dalam flight, kebetulan plak banyak seat kosong, ada yang siap baring kat 3 seat...landing baikkk punya !!! Alhamdulillah semua berjalan lancar...selamat sampai di KLIA pagi buta pukul 3 lebih. Took the limo to hubby's office to get our car...Sampai rumah, pengsan !!!

All in all, the trip was great and fun !!! But we really missed the kids...Diaorang pun dok melekat aje tak kasi hilang dari pandangan...hehhehehe....