<p>It was my first time to experience a bullet train in Shanghai , pretty interesting, there is a speedometer on display in the train showing the acceleration and deceleration. Sooner than later you have arrived the airport. </p>
<p>Also, if you like sports, Shanghai has the first man made indoor snow ski slope in China.</p>
<p>Very timely post for me Pizzagirl as we are leaving for Shanghai next Thursday. We have a pretty tight itinerary but have one evening to ourselves. We are staying in Puxi and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a nice place for dinner. We are fairly adventurous diners as far as cuisine, but prefer a mellow atmosphere. Price point not as important as an intimate (romantic?) fine dining experience.</p>
<p>Very jealous. Last time I was in Shanghai was in the 80s. Would love to hear more about it.</p>
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<p>^^ Our dining requirements would be much different from yours. But if you look for romantic experience, perhaps the Peace Hotel will fit your bill. I believe the breakfast room is going to serve dinner as well, if so, the view of the river at night would be spectacular. After the dinner, you can go down stairs and the dance hall is open nightly.</p>
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<p>I lived in HK for some 6 years and visited places in China. One thing is that Chinese hosts arrange elaborate dinners, maybe even 10 courses. The last course used to be a rather simple rice or noodles dish, which while I enjoyed it, I was told the correct protocol was to leave the dish essentially untouched to signify that the “real” dinner was very good and filling, and you don’t have any room left for this. I don’t know how squeamish you are of exotic foods, because there’s a lot you can get there. After my coworkers got to know me well, they would delight in making me consume some of this with eyes closed and then delightfully reveal what I had consumed, like rice wine fermented with baby mice, etc.</p>
<p>People are also likely to be far less PC, and say things that wouldn’t expect here.</p>