*Shanghai* - A daily/weekly/monthly dose

[giallo]

Originally Posted by FREKI

Awesome pics mate!

It's a must see place for me - any advice as to when is the best time of year to visit? ( I really like clear sunny skies and 15-25C weather )

Now! October/early November is the best time of the year in SH for those temps. May/early June is good too.


Monday update:

Shanghai at night

lujiazui tint by matteroffact, on Flickr



huaihai peeps by matteroffact, on Flickr



rollin by matteroffact, on Flickr



yan an jam by matteroffact, on Flickr



fuzhou sides by matteroffact, on Flickr



puxi lean 2 by matteroffact, on Flickr



puxi girth by matteroffact, on Flickr



blackness by matteroffact, on Flickr



Shanghai Tower voyeur


not long by matteroffact, on Flickr



um ok by matteroffact, on Flickr



towards the light by matteroffact, on Flickr



backdrop by matteroffact, on Flickr



a bugs life by matteroffact, on Flickr



three amigos by matteroffact, on Flickr



unlikey by matteroffact, on Flickr

[Quixote]

^ LOVE that last shot!

[Coldrsx]

Andrew - please go to that amazing xiao long bao place near People's sq and mail me 200 of them.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Andrew - please go to that amazing xiao long bao place near People's sq and mail me 200 of them.

If I had more free time when you were here, I would have taken you to some AMAZING spots to eat. That's XLB place you went to is considered passable by Shanghai standards.

Are you and Greenspace thinking of coming back any time soon?

[sterlippo1]

Originally Posted by Quixote

^ LOVE that last shot!

no words

[Urban Zombie]

Yowzers! I just dropped my daily/weekly/monthly dose in my underoos after rolling through this one.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by giallo

If I had more free time when you were here, I would have taken you to some AMAZING spots to eat. That's XLB place you went to is considered passable by Shanghai standards.

Are you and Greenspace thinking of coming back any time soon?

Not for a little while, but I need a fix soon.

The little one ^^we went to with the orange stools was highly recommended by a few, including locals I thought not?

[giallo]

It's fine. I think it gets a lot of play due to its location (in a big tourist spot/accessibility). It's definitely not a 'destination' xiao long bao restaurant though. There are a few excellent hole-in-the-wall places that most western tourists wouldn't know about unless they frequented Chinese restaurant blogs before they came.

The one XLB restaurant chain in Shanghai (from Taiwan no less) that always meets the high standards put upon it (it's got one Michelin star) is Din Tai Fung. Really tasty food there.

[Coldrsx]

Fine, I will return

[giallo]

perfect light by matteroffact, on Flickr



magnolia plus by matteroffact, on Flickr



early sun by matteroffact, on Flickr



gloss by matteroffact, on Flickr



so gone by matteroffact, on Flickr



monolith by matteroffact, on Flickr



hood by matteroffact, on Flickr



sun son by matteroffact, on Flickr



jump out by matteroffact, on Flickr



magnolia tall by matteroffact, on Flickr



gottatakeit by matteroffact, on Flickr



newy by matteroffact, on Flickr

[mSeattle]

Excellent photography of this huge city.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Pointy.

[giallo]

Photo size upgrade



old school cloud by matteroffact, on Flickr



calm and cool by matteroffact, on Flickr



the other side by matteroffact, on Flickr



unseen by matteroffact, on Flickr



who's best by matteroffact, on Flickr

[FutureNorthEnder]

Spectacular photos of this incredible city. Cannot believe how much higher that new tower next to Jin Mao and the Bottle Opener is. I was there three years ago and I think they were just getting started on that then.

[giallo]

Views from my favourite rooftop bar


banyan 4 by matteroffact, on Flickr



banyan 3 by matteroffact, on Flickr



stretched out by matteroffact, on Flickr



Random


blue coffee by matteroffact, on Flickr




lil nook by matteroffact, on Flickr



silouetum by matteroffact, on Flickr



mirrored by matteroffact, on Flickr



scramble by matteroffact, on Flickr



suzhou set by matteroffact, on Flickr



touriz by matteroffact, on Flickr

[streetscaper]

awesomeness!!

[giallo]

We're actually having a legitimate fall here. Normally, it goes from summer to winter within a couple of weeks.


falling autumn by matteroffact, on Flickr



huangpi gather by matteroffact, on Flickr



there goes by matteroffact, on Flickr



backend by matteroffact, on Flickr



shanghai twist by matteroffact, on Flickr



not always by matteroffact, on Flickr



single magnolia_ by matteroffact, on Flickr


Autumn grub

ippudo 3 by matteroffact, on Flickr



ippudo 2 by matteroffact, on Flickr

[Chef]

I can't believe I didn't look at this thread until now. Phenomenal photos of an amazing city.

[10023]

Originally Posted by giallo

It's fine. I think it gets a lot of play due to its location (in a big tourist spot/accessibility). It's definitely not a 'destination' xiao long bao restaurant though. There are a few excellent hole-in-the-wall places that most western tourists wouldn't know about unless they frequented Chinese restaurant blogs before they came.

The one XLB restaurant chain in Shanghai (from Taiwan no less) that always meets the high standards put upon it (it's got one Michelin star) is Din Tai Fung. Really tasty food there.

I think I went to the Din Tai Fung at that shopping mall in Xintiandi about 5 times in 10 days when I was over in October (was in town for work, so didn't have much time for lunch and it was close).

Actually meant to PM you while I was there but forgot. May be back again between now and Christmas.

Is that roof bar at House of Roosevelt?

[MolsonExport]

Some of the best pics of one of the world's greatest cities.