Inquiring minds want to know...

1. I flew on a 747-400 (?) from San Francisco to Hong Kong and a 777-300 from Hong Kong to Shanghai

2. The currency here is called Yuan and also RMB (reminbi).

3. They drive on the right side of the street, like us.

4. The airport is called Pudong International Airport. Pudong is the name of the area/district that Shanghai is developing as their Hong Kong or Manhattan.

5. Shanghai was said to be the Paris of the east and now being compared to Manhattan.

6. The development of Shanghai began in 1990 - they've done a lot (and obliterated a lot) in those years. Walking around, you feel like you could be in Hong Kong or Los Angels, except you still see people on bike and in the side alleys you see what was once Shanghai.

7. The air is VERY bad. It's not vehicle emissions as far as I can tell, it's the construction. OMG dust every where. I felt like I was being sand blasted when the breeze was going.

8. Every major luxury product designer has a presence here. There is a mall with just luxury stores - huge stores!

9. One is not to tip waiters or taxi drivers - no idea why.

10. When crossing the streets, not only do you have to watch out of the 4 wheeled vehicles (at the least they follow the signals) you also have to watch out for the 2 wheeled vehicles (they follow their own rules).