Next we drove back across town heading for the Humble Administrators Garden, passing the aptly named Trouser Building en route.
And this futuristic looking building is the train station.
The Humble Administrators Garden dates back to 1509 and was designed by a Ming Dynasty civil servant Wang Xianchen as a private garden. It is considered to be the most iconic and beautiful garden in the area as well as the largest but unfortunately the weather had deteriorated and we had persistent heavy drizzle which made for slippery surfaces underfoot and a lot of umbrellas to negotiate.
One area was full of bonsai trees of all species.
Every 10 mins or so smoke was released at the water's edge - I think it was meant to be atmospheric.
But sometimes it was a little overpowering.
For once we actually saw a few flowering plants.
You can always rely on Bougainvillea to give a good display.
There were a few beautiful young ladies dressed up and posing.
Actually just outside the garden we'd walked past a salon doing hair and make up for girls who wanted to dress up.
I'd read that there were Mandarin Ducks here but we never saw any, just the lovely Common Pochard admiring its own reflection.
A few more hideous buildings as we made our way back to Shanghai.
The old and the new.
Cars with non Shanghai number plates are not allowed to use the elevated roads between 0700 and 2000 but it doesn't seem to have much effect on the volume of traffic.
Like other Chinese cities we've visited, the roadside planting is beautiful.
We went straight to visit Xintiandi, a newly developed district home to boutique shopping and luxurious dining. The buildings are designed and redeveloped from the traditional Shikumen style of housing.
Back in our hotel after dinner I had a play with long exposures to try and capture the city lights.
