| Shanghai is extremely busy, vast in size and has a | | | | I gave the taxi a card with the name and address of |
| population of approximately 22 million people. Flying | | | | the hotel, in Chinese, and 5 minutes later I arrived at |
| out of Busan, South Korea, only an hour and 10 | | | | the 3 star Magnificent Plaza Hotel. Most of the staff |
| minute flight, and arriving in Shanghai, I would find an | | | | spoke descent English, the room was fairly spacious, |
| airport bus to People's Square, near my hotel. The | | | | a bit of a stained rug, large bed and bathroom |
| bus is only 20 Yuan to reach my destination and | | | | complimentary things, for a great price of $43 US a |
| another 11 Yuan by taxi to the hotel. I found a taxi | | | | night. It also included a half descent buffet western, |
| fairly easy, depending on how busy a street is and | | | | Chinese fusion breakfast and a couple computers in a |
| how many people are waiting for taxis. The corner is | | | | room for free internet usage, as well as a few |
| a better place to wait. | | | | exercise running machines. It was fine for me. |