Shanghai by night..

...is all i get to see since i'm stuck in this stupid open space office all day! can't wait for my first week end here!

So here's People Square..








And Nanjing Road...

The biggest "china town" I've ever seen!

You would have guessed it, everything is in chinese! Everything but the brand names that is! It's all the more striking that they're the only words you recognise in latin alphabet..

As soon as you're out of the airport, the number of giant posters advertising for Budweiser beer, Buick cars and Hooters restaurants, give you a fair idea why Mr Bush is so friendly with his good old commies pals!
Then when you reach the new city of Pudong, you really feel at the heart of the "world company"! Every major western brand owns a tower here.. Opium has been replaced with electronics and fashion products but it seems to me that Shanghai has always kept its role of dedicated entrance port for foreign investment in China!

Flight AF114 Paris-Shanghai

It hasn't been 2006 for 72 hours and I've just reached China! Happy travelling year everyone! Having said this, it's been raining cats and dogs since i got here and i'm jetlagged to the core.. so i'll get back to you when i'm awake! Below some quick snaps of my first impressions!

my first chinese meal at the office