Shanghai - a Retrospective

I spent just 5 days in Shanghai.
I started out not being won over,
by the end I loved it.

I think what first detracted me was the massive construction work under way,
this left much of the city dusty, unattractive, and difficult to navigate.

But quickly I realised that Shanghai isn't about the Bund and its grand, colonial heritages,

it isn't even about Nanjing Lu and its homage to western consumer culture.

To me its all about the French Concession,

Tai Kung Lu,

legendary dumplings in the Old Town,

the criss-cross of old and new

and just living in the fast paced city that is Shanghai.