Day 2 in China was a day of exploring on my own. We had a group tour of the 3rd tallest building, the Jin Mao tower, but after that we had free time until the Acrobat show that night. It was more free time than I was expecting, but luckily I had grabbed a map from the airport, so I was able to visit a lot of awesome sights nonetheless.
Near the Jin Mao tower was the Oriental Pearl Tower which is one of the iconic images of Shanghai. Although there are multiple buildings in the works to surpass it in height, the shape and color do make it quite the sight.
The tower also includes a resort. From the 88th floor you can look down into the hotel all the way to the 54th floor! That was quite the experience.
My next stop was the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre. I absolutely loved this. The museum is a man's private collection of 6,000 propaganda posters from 1930 to 1990. I think I found it especially interesting after reading "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China," which is the story of three generations in twentieth-century China. Drawing connections between that book and the poster centre was fascinating. I would highly recommend this for anyone visiting Shanghai. :D
After the Propaganda Poster Art Centre, I visited the Jing'an sculpture garden. Although it seemed under construction, once I finally found my way it, there were some decent exhibits.
I even had a bit of extra time before meeting up with Becca, so I went back to the Bund. I also managed to capture my favorite hair picture of the trip thus far.
After meeting up with Becca in the Yu Garden, we went out to dinner in the ex-pat area of Shanghai. Then, I met back up with my Intrepid group to see one of the Shanghai acrobat shows which was also incredible. The athleticism of the performers was beyond belief. Unfortunately you can't take pictures during the show, but it was definitely a highlight of the trip.
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