2009-07-01
ihha 2009
last week, i was in shanghai to attend the ihha 2009 conference for work. 
most of my days were spent at the convention center.
night view, front:
day view, river side:
the convention center was located in the hotel where i was staying. from my room, i also had a good view of the river:
along with the conference, there was an exposition held at another location, the soviet-style exhibition center:
the city of shanghai was gearing up for expo 2010. everywhere i went, i saw their blue mascot. what the heck is that thing supposed to be?
i had one day when i was free to do some sight-seeing. i started by visiting a pedestrian section of east nanjing road:
afterwards, i walked southwards, until reaching fuyou road, where i suppose is the beginning of old town:
i walked towards the yuyuan gardens. the surrounding neighbourhood was all pedestrian, with many shops, a tourist area:
the old style architecture seemed kind of artificial. certain sections were being restored:
for lunch, i had one of those "soup buns" i saw at many food stalls:
on my last day in shanghai, i took one last walk on the riverside promenade, next to the hotel. from there, i had a good view of the city center across the river. it was a bit grey that day:
at a nearby supermarket, i bought some snacks, some lays chips, in flavours i've never seen before:
overall, the conference was certainly an eye-opener, although i was not able to follow along with all the presentations. i will need to read the technical papers for more details.
the weather was too hot for me. good thing i stayed inside for most days.
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¶ posted by p.w. at 16:28
I just finished looking at all of the pictures. Shanghai looks really cool - strange architecture (especially the spherical shaped buildings), but quite interesting to see. Not surprised it was so hot - especially at this time of year :s
I noticed that the train was going at 301 kph :O
btw, I'm not sure what that mascot could be either...He reminds me a bit of Towlie from South Park, but I doubt there's any connection...
¶ posted by
njosnavelin on 1/7/09 18:49
yeah, i was too lazy to caption my photo album, but that is the maglev train that goes to the airport.
my boss said the mascot looks like gumby...
¶ posted by
p.w. on 1/7/09 19:02
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