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I have been organising my photo archives. Just putting photos to correct folders and selecting the best photos, writing down the details for the photos and so on. Something everyone does and something everyone also usually skips when it is supposed to do and does only when it is already getting too late (so you will have just way too much work in that, why do that kind of task when it would be easy?).

This photo was taken in September 2006 when I visited Shanghai for the second time in my life. It is taken at The Bund standing on the Pudong side, towards the Jin Mao Tower (in the middle next to the Shanghai World Financial Center being built). During that trip, I visited the Jin Mao Tower or actually Grand Hyatt Shanghai to have a nice view over the city from the Cloud 9 restaurant. At that time, I didn’t yet know that I will be coming back to that same building I am now looking in this photo. I stayed on my next trip in the Grand Hyatt Shanghai as you have learned from my blog.

The Jin Mao Tower is somewhat special place for me, I just fell in love with the building from the first moment. I have always been huge fan of atriums and Grand Hyatt hotel located inside the tower has just one of the most beautiful and perfect atriums I have seen.

88 floors, 420.5 meters tall building, which has now been surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center. Grand Hyatt hotel is located on the top of the building, the lobby is located on the floor 54 and there are some interesting facts about this hotel. First of all, it is the highest hotel in the world (in terms of distance from the ground). There is the world’s longest laundry chute. Also the hotel has the world’s highest bar (higher restaurants exist), Cloud 9, which is always worth the visit if you are in Shanghai. And don’t forget to see the atrium, it is very amazing and I couldn’t walk between the hotel room and elevator without stopping to admire the view.

I should really plan my next visit to China, I have been away for too long time now.

I am currently on board the SK998, from Shanghai to Copenhagen. We have just arrived to Russian airspace and left China where I was having a great weekend. It is once again time to go back to Europe, even if it would not feel like going back home.

I had a really great weekend and the late change of hotel just improved it. Can you imagine how it feels to open the curtains and see fog and clouds and nothing else? Being that high? It is quite amazing while you of course do not have any views. Grand Hyatt Shanghai was very nice hotel and provided absolutely perfect service while we were there. Nothing to complain at all. The view is very nice and service just complements the view.

Now it is just time to sit back, have few movies and a little bit of sleep - maybe with a few cups of espresso It is still nice to see that Connexion is working at least in this route and I can be online for awhile (and it is free and Boeing is shutting down the service).

Maybe I will go and check the Godiva chocolate storage …

Speed … Shanghai has a maglev train running between the city and airport and I decided it was time to try it.

Grand Hyatt Shanghai has open space from the lobby to the top floors. The central of the hotel is just open and you actually have a view indoors too. Amazing and makes your head a little bit dizzy.

The view from the 64th floor of the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel.

The Bund from the 64th floor in the Grand Hyatt.

Oriental beauty in details - flowers floating in the water. Those were brought to the room while it was empty. So they didn’t just bring chocolate to the room but also flowers. Very nice from them.

I think this describes the culture quite much - Chinese are very detailed persons when it concerns about beautiful things. You just have to visit any park or temple and you are able to see how all the little details are very well prepared and taken care of. It is sometimes the little details, which are important and I must say that at least the gardens are very beautiful in Shanghai.

A view from Cloud 9, a cafe on top of the Grand Hyatt.

Subway approaching the station.