{"id":6246,"date":"2014-09-28T06:19:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T13:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2014-09-28T06:19:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T13:19:08","slug":"shanghai-morning-bund-dumplings-267-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/09\/shanghai-morning-bund-dumplings-267-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shanghai Morning: Bund, Dumplings, and 267 mph"},"content":{"rendered":"

[continuation of yesterday’s Night in Shanghai<\/a>]<\/p>\n

i didn’t think i’d have time to get out and see much of Shanghai, but thanks to jet lag, i was pretty awake at 5 AM. i left the hotel a little after 6 and walked down to the Bund, the colonial-era waterfront area of Shanghai, and man am i glad i did!<\/p>\n

the bund<\/h3>\n

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it’s perhaps the most iconic part of Shanghai, plus you get a great view across the river to Pudong and the equally (or more so?) iconic Oriental Pearl Tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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i am not sure if there was a kite festival going on or if people just like to fly kites on Sunday mornings, but it was quite a sight, with all sorts filling the sky. i don’t think i’ve ever seen kites go that high before — these were some serious kiters, making them loop around and do tricks and all!<\/p>\n

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Did I mention there were a lot of kites? https:\/\/t.co\/eFdhO8Knoj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) September 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n