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Shanghai Shenanigans

China was never really on my bucket list, but one fine morning when I got an email saying an official workout in Shanghai, I was super kicked! My first thoughts- stock up on food! A colleague and I hence started planning our trip. We landed in Shanghai on a Saturday afternoon and entered immigration - you insert your passport for scanning and the biometrics instructions are in Hindi! Woah! After that pleasant surprise we set out to our hotel - first impressions - hmmm.. quite like Mumbai, India - similar high rise apartments, population, way of life, only very very clean.  Upon checking in, we immediately set out to explore the city. We had our top picks selected on Visit a City ( I think I should become the brand ambassador for the app) and we picked the areas which were good for the evening- Bund, World Financial Center, Pearl tower etx. Whatsapp and Google dont work too well in China, on the Iphone it works a bit though.. But you basically need patience to wait for the site