This will be a short trip. I'm not here for a holiday, but I'll try to make the best of it. It's gonna be my 3rd time coming to shanghai and the first 2 experience here had been very pleasant.

Day 1: Shanghai

Flight from Singapore to Shanghai is approximately 5 hours and 30 mins. Got my seat 'upgraded' to a preferred seat with extra leg room as the entertainment system at my original seat was faulty. Would had like my original window seat though, as it was a window seat. Checked in to my hotel, Kempinsky. Room of the hotel is big, nice and located in the heart of CBD area. Had dinner in a restaurant called "张生记“ in 'Super Brand Mall' "正大广场“. Food was nice and price was very reasonable. They have window view seat which has an excellent view of the Bund "外滩". When in Shanghai, one of the must-eat local speciality is 'DongPoRou' "东坡肉". 'Super Brand Mall' "正大广场“ would be my go-to place for a nice meal as there are many nice restaurants in this mall. Whenever in China, always eat Chinese food. Even though Singapore has lots of nice Chinese restaurants, the Chinese food in China is really nice and authentic.

One thing I immediately noticed on the street of Shanghai was, there were a lot of rental bicycles. Nothing much for the first day but I did manage to find some time taking some videos with my drone.

The seat on my flight to Shanghai, being upgraded to 'preferred seat'. (Btw, I was watching 'La La Land')

My room in hotel 'Kempinsky'. Probably one of the nicest hotels in Shanghai.

Some parts of the street being flooded with rental bicycles

One of Shanghai's local speciality 'DongPoRou' "东坡肉"

Day 2: 'The Bund' "外滩"

Had another famous Shanghai food for my breakfast today. 'Yang's Dumpling' "小杨生煎", which is basically steam+stir fried Chinese dumpling. My 3rd time eating this and it still tasted very nice. This would definitely be my must-eat food in Shanghai. Took the 'Bund sightseeing tunnel' across to 外滩. Single way ride cost RMB50 (RMB70 for both ways). Although it was just a 3-4mins ride, I highly recommend it as the experience is pretty amazing as the whole tunnel is decorated with many beautiful lightings. Had a brief walk at 'The Bund' "外滩" which is another famous place to visit in Shanghai. The Bund overseas the entire business district of Shanghai and gives you a very different view both during the day and night time. Didn't get to do much for today as well, as it started raining since afternoon which lasted till midnight.

Day 3 'Yu Garden' "豫园"

Started the day taking some drone videography. Discovered a really nice place that has a panorama view of the bund river, as well as a great place for drone flying. (Go to 正大广场, walk out from the back door on the 3rd floor of the mall. You will see a connecting bridge. Follow the path and walk towards the bund and you will arrive at the jetty).

Went to 'Yu Garden' "豫园" in the afternoon. It was a weekend and crowded with people. A modernised traditional place with temples and lots of small stores selling Chinese food. My second time there and I still find it a pretty interesting place.

Had dinner at 'Xiao Nan Guo' "小南国" which is again located in 'Super Brand Mall' "正大广场“. It was a pretty high class Chinese restaurant with nice ambiance and nice food. Price was pretty reasonable as well. Another shanghai food to try is the "黄鱼面", which is a fish noodle that tasted pretty saltish.

Day 4 'Tian Zi Fang' "田子坊"

Started the day late and went to another tourist spot in Shanghai, 'Tian Zi Fang' "田子坊". 'Tian Zi Fang' has preserved the original architecture and has it's streets designed to symbolise the chinese character "田". There are many small and interesting stores selling arts and crafts, local chinese snacks etc.

In conclusion

And with 'Tian Zi Fang' being the last place I went before flying back to Singapore, it concluded my 4 days of Shanghai travel. It was really a relaxing trip, didn't go to many places, especially since I was there on special assignments. I even get to shoot enough footages to create a youtube travel vlog from this trip. In short, Shanghai is a very interesting place, with many nice Chinese restaurants, and a fair bit of nice tourist attractions. Didn't buy anything from this trip, and just spent my money on food. I did notice that even though I was at the city, there were hardly anyone in the street when it was past midnight, which could make you feel really unsafe since you would be literately alone in the street. But in the day time, it was ok and you can frequently see police patrolling the streets. I did however bum into a few conman during my trip, which kinda spoiled the experience a bit. But overall I would say my 3rd time in Shanghai was a very enjoyable one.