As Karen Carpenter sang, "I'm on the top of the world, looking down on creation..." You remember Karen Carpenter? Skinny girl, big hair.
The newest must-see sight in Shanghai is the World Financial Center. Topping out at 492 meters (that's a little over 1600 feet for us Americans), the building finally opened a few months ago. It's the second tallest building in the world and it didn't cheat by putting some big spike on top like most other skyscrapers do. The building has observation decks on the 94th, 97th, and 100th floors. The admission price (150RMB, or about $22)is pretty steep, especially by Chinese standards, but people have been willing to stand in line for hours to get in. We've been wanting to go ourselves but had decided to wait until Mom and Dad came for a visit in October. Unfortunately, it's difficult to really plan ahead for this as you have to wait to see what the weather conditions will be on any given day. Some days it's so foggy and smoggy that you can't even see the top forty floors of the building. Luckily, the SWFC is only a few blocks from my office so it was easy for me to run out at lunchtime and meet Kristi and the folks there when we finally had a clear day. At least it was a clear day for Shanghai - as you'll see in the pictures, the view was still pretty restricted by the haze.
Follow this link to the pictures.
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