The Oriental Pearl Tower, Maglev Train, and Yu Yuan Gardens of Shanghai!!
Today our tour guide first took us to the Yu Yuan Gardens which is an old Chinese quarter of Shanghai with cobbled streets that are lined with traditional shops selling herbal medicines, handicrafts, Chinese tea, and a variety of delicious snacks, but we had to just walk by and keep to the time schedule.
I must say sadly: the pictures I took within the Yu Yuan Gardens are full of water spots ... I did try to prevent rain from hitting the camera lens; thankfully, I had purchased a lens cover for days like these, though spots still exist on my pics :( ... My energy level at the garden, with the rain was low. I think it is because I am nearing the end of this vacation/tour and the idea of relaxing in a hot bath seems more relaxing than running through the rain in 
The rain 'cooled' off and we went for lunch where I warmed up and ‘filled’ up. Our tour guide arrived an hour later, at the restaurant, and she asked us if we would like to experience the Maglev train. She was great tour guide, making sure we had this opportunity though it wasn't part of the original package ... we paid a that little extra for the tickets to have this experience, that the people of Shanghai experience daily to get to the airport on time or to and from work. When we got off we walked around the airport for a good 45 minutes, picked up a coffee and looked in some shops … we realized the time and quickly went back to the train, tossed my delicious coffee, and got back on. Sitting on the train I noticed others drinking their coffee and thought “why did I throw mine out” but of course I’m unable to read ‘what you can and can not do’ so I thought better be safe than sorry.
Returning our tour guide thought we were a bit late; we told her we walked to the airport but returned missing the train. She then took us to the Maglev museum to show us the founder and its history … I still have to do my research on this form of TRANSPORTATION for the one striking thing I remember of that ‘history class’ that interested me was the WINDOWS. They were made with a certain kind of ‘material’ that purposely makes objects outside (eg. buildings, trees, people, houses, fields) look like you’re moving at a normal speed, though I was traveling at 431kms/hr, it seemed like I was moving at a normal speed, GO FIGURE ... they use decelerating glass
Then we went up the 
Ever since returning to Canada I notice this familiar picture I took in many travellers books, I must say it's a pretty popular photo taken by many people from different angels ... a must to see when in Shanghai!!! … What a great piece of architecture the Oriental Tower is, 'and boy', since returning to Canada, I've notice there are many books featuring TOWERS of which the Oriental Tower is highly published!!
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This is an experience that people of Shanghai may use as a means of transportation to get to/from the airport on time.
When we got off the Maglev, we walked around the airport for a good 45 minutes, picked up a coffee and looked in some shops … we realized the time & quickly went back to the train, and got back on the next train.
Returning our tour guide thought we were a bit late; we told her we walked the airport and returned missing a couple of trains OOOPS.
The Maglev museum, at the station, will show you: the founder, its history, and the WINDOWS they use > decelerating glass making objects outside appear to move at a normal speed, though we were traveling at 431kms/hr, GO FIGURE ... YOU MUST GO FOR THE TRIP ON THE MAGLEV TRAIN!!
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