Well so far so good with Emirates on the return journey all is on time, I hope I’m not speaking to soon. Back to the holiday, Shanghai was erm interesting, we got to see a fair bit on foot but it is a very large city so I’d recommend taking a tour or using the very cheap taxi’s. A note on the tour some people got to the airport at 2pm but it you didn’t go on the tour you didn’t leave Shanghai until 8pm from the hotel so you get a fair bit of time to tour round.

The trip up the river and under the bridge was great, I will upload some photos over the next few days but to say that we finished the cruise in a central location is an understatement it was exactly opposite the iconic Pearl building in the very centre of the city, perfect finish to a fantastic holiday. Shanghai itself was very busy with loads of people milling around and shopping, it was like being in the sales trying to get round and all the streets in the centre were very busy and conjested.

The hotel was good and we had a nice view from the 18th floor of the Equitoral hotel, great to have a room to relax in and sort things out post cruise. We went for a nice long work to the Yu Yuan a garden in the middle of a very busy shopping come market area near to the river, its well worth a visit and is actually vote No. 2 best attraction. But its not easy to find even when you get there but pursevere and you will find it. I will list the maps we used later some invaluable to get around and know the tips for each place. Thats if for now, will update the rest of the places in the coming days after some much needed sleep. If anyone has any questions then please leave comments / questions and I will do my best to help out, if you are reading this and are about to go on the cruise you will love it.