Chinese tea tasting in Shanghai Yu Garden

A view from the Tea House in Yu Garden, Shanghai 

Old charm of Chinese roof lines 

Two of the tallest buildings in Shanghai in a distance.

Yu garden must be not far from Huangpu river and Puxi.

Jade table for Chinese tea tasting 

We tried about 10 different Chinese tea 

A ball shape tea starts blossoming like a magic

when hot water is poured into 

How much???

Sorry but I think I can buy this box of tea 

much cheaper in Sydney China Town than here...

 There were so many tourists both local and overseas..

My favourite food of all time!!!

Soup dumpling Xiao Long Bao.

These buns are about 5 times bigger than usual!

According to my Shanghaian friend in Sydney,

this restaurant has got the best Xiao Long Bao in town.

But, our tour group went to the next door restaurant for lunch.

And it was very touristic awful food.

Disappointing... :(

But I was very happy to see this beautiful pavilion 

with zig zag bridge again in 7 years.

A flying dragon on top of the fence 

Street food style snacks for locals 

Chinese arts and crafts market vendors 

Fantastic night view from Roof top bar, Shanghai Hyatt on the Bund

Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai twin towers

Banquet room for big seminars

Front desk in the hotel lobby

Spacious hotel room

The view though the room window

Another view from the room

 Hotel buffet restaurant for breakfast we had

during our two nights stay

 There are European, continental, Chinese, Japanese style...

I went for Chinese rice porridge with kimchee. Yum. ^^

 Chinese dim sums

Omelette with duck

More dim sums and sweet juicy fruits...

 View of the other side of the hotel from the glass elevator 

 Huangpu river and Pudong area 

where all the tallest sky scrapers are located in this mega city

 One of two cruise terminals for Shanghai 

where we docked last time when we visited 

by ms Amsterdam 7 years ago.

Queen Mary 2 is too big to cruise into the river and dock here.

We will have to go to Wusongkou ocean terminal to get on board where

it takes about 45 minutes drive by a bus.

Hotel Roof Top Bar with spa jacuzzi.

A couple locals are enjoying their foot spa.

 A view of Bund from the top of the hotel

World famous tall buildings such as 

Oriental Peal TV Tower, Jin Mao Tower,

Shanghai World Financial Centre (aka Bottle Opener) are down there.

Quite an impressive view of the city from the roof top.

Pudong (Huangpu East) and Puxi (Huangpu West)

Cool Roof Top Bar over 2 levels