This week marks the 3rd anniversary of the first time I came to Shanghai.

here’s what I wrote about it:

Back in those days I used to work in Korea, at Incheon airport, and would have to leave every three months to get my visa stamped. One such visa trip was to Shanghaii for the Chinese New Year of the Rooster- it was my first ever time in China, and here’s what I thought about it:.


a monkey

China was great, cold, wet, crowded and a bit dirty, but great all the same

[I remember the weather was really horrible actually. Raining and grey the entire time]

Shanghai is a fairly good looking city, despite the fact it’s covered in cranes from all of the construction projects- it’s hard to tell which of the neon lights and sumptuous decorations were just up for the New Year celebrations and which are permanant but I ended up stopping practically every 20 metres up the street to take a picture.

[and, propheticallly]

My plan is to go back in 2008 for the Year of the Deathstar Throwing Ninja.

ahh if only I knew then, what I know etc.

In fact I remember thinking at the time that Shanghai would be a great place to live, and do you know what? It is.

Looking at the address of the place we stayed in though, I still can’t work out where the hell it was:

Where I stayed in Shanghai

Any ideas?