nanjing donglu

the first weekend i arrived in shanghai i did some exploring in the area around my hotel. there's a large pedestrian shopping street nearby called nanjing donglu (nanjing road west) that's absolutely packed on the weekend.

i took this photo from near remin park looking east. you can see the enormous crowd which walks nanjing donglu- hundreds of thousands of people over the weekend. either side of the road are large department stores, clothing shops, restaurants, coffee shops, and the like.


another view of the same area. the oriental pearl television tower can be seen in the background- it's one of shanghai's best known landmarks. if there's another clear day soon i'll go to the top of the tower and take some photos.


at night the street is lit by an amazing amount of neon and there are still a lot of pedestrians walking back and forth. shortly after i took this photo i stopped by a haagen daaz and wound up having to wait in line outside (behind a red velvet rope) to get in.