from this to….
i just had the most touristy experience of my life. daddy-o decided that we were gonna take the maglev train to the apartment.
The train can reach 350 km/h (220 mph) in 2 minutes, with a maximum speed in normal operation of 431 km/h (268 mph). During a test run on 12 November 2003, the vehicle achieved a top speed of 501 km/h (311 mph). The Shanghai Transrapid project took 10 billion yuan (1.33 billion US dollars) and 2.5 years to complete the 30.5 km (19 mi) track.
The train runs from Longyang Road station in Pudong on the Shanghai subway line 2 to Pudong International Airport, and the total track length is about 30 kilometres, with an additional, separate track leading to a maintenance facility. The train takes 7 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the journey, and its top operational speed is 431 kilometers per hour.
credit: wikipedia
it took just half an hour to arrive at the apartment, when we took almost an hour the last time in summer!! i’m glad though, that i wasn’t the only one acting like china tourists taking pictures of every damn thing.
i’m off to one of the reasons why i agreed to come here now. stock up babyyyyy!
