Shanghai and Hong Kong

I'm very lucky to travel with my job and last week consisted of a whirlwind trip to Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Shanghai; first impression? It was like being transported 20 years into the future. I kept expecting to see George Jetson (from The Jetsons) ride past in his teleporter car. It's filled with lights, everywhere, I wonder if the worlds global warming could possibly be caused by all the energy used to light up Shanghai's streets and buildings? Unfortunately I only saw the inside of the hotel room at The Portman Ritz Carlton and the inside of a meeting room, plus a lovely traditional Chinese dinner (except for the chickens head on the table) in the evening.

And of course, when you are jetlagged and in a luxurious 5 star hotel by yourself, what else do you do but jump on the bed and do some "Happy Dancing". Note: "Happy Dancing"; a tradition started by my good friend Nat when we visited Vietnam & Cambodia in 06. You have to jump on the bed & do the 'happy dance' when you first get into your room, try it, it'll make you happy...

Hong Kong; after our one day in Shanghai we flew into Hong Kong for our meeting there. There were more opportunities to get some shots of this very cool, urban, designer boutique filled city (no sign of any financial recessions here) as we frantically ran around visiting sites in the 35 degree heat. A city I will definitely get back to and explore more.

And after 15 hours sleep in 4 days, one day in Shanghai and one day in Hong Kong,  off we travelled to the airport for our midnight flight back to London. Whirl.Wind.Tour. But worth every second of the experience, its all part of the adventure right?