Monday, February 18, 2013

Shanghai - To Do (ABBA Contribution Shanghai Museum, Hongmei Pedestrian Street,Hongqiao Int'l Pearl City, Bao San Lu)

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Shanghai - To Do
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Shanghai - To Do
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Shanghai Museum
*Txt and Pictures Contributed by Denison
The museum itself is located next to a grassy park with dozens of white pigeons. If one can ignore any concerns about pigeon droppings, vendors are there selling feed for the birds.

The museum is shaped like a bronze pot supposed to represent heaven and earth. The original can be viewed the museum shop. Well-lit and well laid out, admission to the museum is free and phototaking without flash is allowed. The exhibits contain a mind-boggling collection of a million items covering several thousand years of Chinese history . 

They are broken up into several rooms like coins, furniture, calligraphy, jade, artifacts of ethnic minorities and so forth. One is advised to pick one to two rooms to fully.
ABBA Directions: To get there, one can take the MRT which is only RMB4 either way. Board the Shuicheng Road Station on Line 10 and transfer to Line 1 for People's Square Station.
Hongmei Pedestrian Street
A short walk parallel to the fly over, about 2 junctions, brings you to Hongmei Pedestrian Street/ Lao Wai Jie, another enclave for a truly international audience.Lining both sides of this pub/grub street, it offers Lebanese, Indian, Turkish, Japanese, Western, Chinese and many more. These bistros/pubs come with their own microbreweries, serving unique beer brews and some with performances from live bands to belly dancing.

Pearl City is Either a 15min walk from the hotel or a 3min cab ride at RMB14 from Hong Qiao Mellinium Hotel


Supposedly an off beaten path to the real tourist trap locations, like Lao Shanghai, Nanjing Da Lu, prices here supposedly start lower. However, they also have to be bargained down. 



The three story building offers a simple spread of clothing, tailoring services, toys, art, belting, electronic, high quality pirated movies and of course pearl products.



Bought Sluban Water Airplane at Pearl City
Pieces fix well together. Instructions are clear and they do provide spares of a few of the pieces. A good size of 270mm long, with sticker decals.

ABBATip: A general rule of thumb start with 50% of the price and the less bold can start at 70% Even then, the sellers still make, depending on how high they quoted you at the start. Same goes for any shopping in China. 

Rewawa or Remomo
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*No Full reviews on its reliability or how its like. The wheels do feel good thou but the shell itself is definitely heavier than the original.
Prices from Crew Shop:
20" RMB270
22" RMB300
24" RMB320
26" 350
29" 380*
Pearl center is reportedly cheaper, and on my own when having a meal at 巴蜀隆门火锅 Ba Shu Long Men Hot Pot, stepped into one of those 4-stroied counter fit sales shop along Nanjing West Street and queried the price on one of the largest Riwawa/Rimomo. Price started from RMB380. As I walked away, RMB300,250 and 200. So do haggle for your purchase.
Bao San Lu
*ABBATip:A Cab ride from Millennium Hotel to location, approximately 35min at 50 RMB.
Bao San Lu is a large technological enclave selling a selection of refurbished electronic products. The huge sheltered area comprises of Handphones, laptop and mobile phone batteries, miscellaneous accessories, various connectors and more. 

It is also home to a sporadic sprinkling of miscellaneous shops like electronic toy shops, and an array of homeward products. Located diagonally across from Bao San Lu Train Station.
Click here for ABBA location of Bao San Lu
Click here for directions from Millennium Hotel to Bao San Lu
A rough price guide
iPad/iPhone to HDMI output with
micro USB Charging capabilities connector:
RMB130 *Tried, tested and it Works!*
Spare Galaxy Note Battery at RMB160
3.55Jack to L/R Audio output connector: RMB5
IPAD USB Charger: RMB15
Large Pseudo Transformer toys: approx RMB250 each
1meter LED Lights: RMB50
 
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